Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Scárs-o, adj. sup. Scárs-íssimo, dim. Scárs-étto,
1. scarce, rare, little, difficult to get. Scarsa fortuna, a poor fortune. — di danari, short of money;2. light, not deep (applied to colours). Scarsa tintura, a light tint; 3. stingy, niggardly, avaricious, penurious, closefisted; 4. light, not of just or full weight. Una ghinea scarsa, a light guinea; 5. slight, trifling. Colpo —, a slight wound; 6. scant, not enough. Vento —, (naut. t.) a scant wind; 7. circumspect, cautious;adv. Scárs-aménte, sup. Scárs-issimaménte; s. m.scarcity, need.
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scarso: scarse, scant, sparing, nigard, miserable. Also a snudge, a pinchpeny.