What is scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of. [Obs.] "A region scarce of prey." Milton called?
scarce — Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of. [Obs.] "A region scarce of prey." Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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