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Dearthy (adj) means showing a shortage or scarcity of something.

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Showing a shortage or scarcity of something.

"The dearth of new British cars grows dearthier." — The Bystander (1915)

"When the day of the cheap computer arrives, the problem of materials-dearth will only get dearthier because educational technology is still a writer's craft no matter what the medium of presentation is. So, where are the writers?" — Lawrence Lipsitz, Technology and Education (1971)

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