Scarce and Workaday

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Scarce adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

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Workaday is an antonym for scarce.

Nearby Words: scarcity, scarcely, scarceness

Workaday adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Usage example: just a workaday guy living a workaday life

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Scarce is an antonym for workaday in average topic.

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