scarso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin scarpsus, excarpsus, from Latin excerpere, from excerpō (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskar.so/
• Rhymes: -arso
• Hyphenation: scàr‧so

• Audio:

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Adjective

scarso (feminine scarsa, masculine plural scarsi, feminine plural scarse, superlative scarsissimo)

1. scarce, scanty, scant, poor, little, limited, short

   Synonyms: limitato, poco, insufficiente, ridotto

   Antonyms: abbondante, grande, molto, numeroso

2. feeble, weak

   Synonym: debole

3. low-quality
4. light (wind)

Derived terms

• scarsamente
• scarseggiare
• scarsità
• scarsezza

Descendants

• → Ladino: eskarso

Anagrams

• Crasso, crasso, crossa, scorsa