Word of the day: Paucity

WORD OF THE DAY

Paucity

[ paw-si-tee ]

noun

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.

Examples of paucity in a sentence:

Because of the paucity of our oil supply, we need to seek out other fuel resources.
As a result of the paucity of rain, the town lake is practically empty.

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