Dearthy
//ˈdɜː.θi// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Marked by dearth; exhibiting scarcity, paucity, or lack.
"[…] the natural has become the artificial; the noble and desirable, the dearthy and uninteresting; the simple the complex; the intelligible the unintelligible."
Example
More examples"[…] the natural has become the artificial; the noble and desirable, the dearthy and uninteresting; the simple the complex; the intelligible the unintelligible."
Etymology
From dearth + -y.
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