scars

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /skɑɹz/ (UK) IPA(key): /skɑː(ɹ)z/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z === Noun === scars plural of scar === Verb === scars third-person singular simple present indicative of scar === Anagrams === Carss, crass, csars == Middle English == === Alternative forms === escarse, scace, scarce, scarse, schars, skace, skarce, skars, skarse === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Northern French scars, escars, possibly from Late Latin *excarpsus; see scarce for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skaːrs/, /skars/ (with assimilation) IPA(key): /skaːs/ === Adjective === scars Rare, scarce; not common or widespread. Insufficient, lacking; not enough. Frugal, thrifty; selective with money or resources. (rare) Narrow, tight; lacking space. ==== Derived terms ==== scarsly scarsnesse ==== Related terms ==== scarsite ==== Descendants ==== English: scarce Middle Scots: scarce, skarce Scots: scarce ==== References ==== “scā̆rs(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “escā̆rs, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Adverb === scars Scarcely, sparingly, infrequently. (rare) Moderately, temperately. ==== Descendants ==== English: scarce (archaic or dialectal) Middle Scots: scarce, skarce Scots: scarce ==== References ==== “scā̆rs(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === scars (uncommon) Deficiency, rarity. ==== References ==== “scā̆rs(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.