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Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin scarpsus, excarpsus, from Latin excerpere, from excerpō (“I choose”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskar.so/
- Rhymes: -arso
- Hyphenation: scàr‧so
Adjective
scarso (feminine scarsa, masculine plural scarsi, feminine plural scarse, superlative scarsissimo)
- scarce, scanty, scant, poor, little, limited, short
- Synonyms: limitato, poco, insufficiente, ridotto
- Antonyms: abbondante, grande, molto, numeroso
- feeble, weak
- Synonym: debole
- light (wind)
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