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Synonyms for dearthy

Most common

wanting lacking scarce

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Marked by dearth; exhibiting scarcity, paucity, or lack.

Example sentences

  • wanting I've been wanting to do that for a very long time.
  • lacking The service is slow because they're lacking staff.
  • scarce When goods are scarce, sellers have the advantage.

By length

6 letters
scarce1
7 letters
wanting2, lacking2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wanting2 = 2 syllables).