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paucity
a scarcity or insufficient amount of something
Synonyms
- scarcity
- dearth
- shortage
Antonyms
- abundance
- plenty
- surplus
paucity in a sentence
A paucity of evidence forced the investigators to abandon the case.
The committee delayed its decision because of a paucity of reliable data.
Where it comes from
From Latin paucitas, meaning 'fewness or scarcity.'
Memory hook
PAUCITY sounds like 'poor city': a poor city may have a scarcity of resources.
Read it in context
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