skimpiness

noun

Definition of skimpinessnext
as in paucity

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  1. paucity
  2. deficiency
  3. shortage
  4. scarcity
  5. inadequacy
  6. deficit
  7. insufficiency
  8. poverty
Noun
  • And there’s a challenge in writing about Musk and South Africa, because of basically a paucity of sources.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • Broadwater and his lawyer had opted for a bench trial, hoping that a judge would see the paucity of evidence and wouldn’t be swayed by emotion.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Definition of paucity
Noun
  • This initiative aims to identify and voluntarily treat testosterone deficiencies, which naturally occur as levels decline after age 30.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Regarding testosterone supplementation specifically, the interest of some patients has at times outpaced our scientific and medical understanding of testosterone deficiency and its management.
    — Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026
Definition of deficiency
Noun
  • The divergence is over whether the worker shortage is improving slowly or still getting worse, and what the Supreme Court should do about it.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Lights had been switched off to conserve electricity amid fuel shortages that have gripped Cuba since the beginning of the year.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of shortage
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  • The update comes as analysts raise concerns about the prospect of global olive oil supplies swinging dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Limited releases use scarcity to drive demand and urgency, but not everyone buys the hype.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of scarcity
Noun
  • The Canadian catastrophe highlighted the inadequacies of the current system of supply and the lack of American credit.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • The West Indies made 125-7 and the inadequacy of that total was exposed by Australia hunting it down with seven overs to spare.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of inadequacy
Noun
  • The spread of the disease, which has led to more than 700 deaths in the DRC and parts of Uganda, has been aided by rampant misinformation and a major deficit in health supplies.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • That’s $35 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of deficit
Noun
  • The results were consistent across most states lower rates of sleep insufficiency were associated with longer life expectancy.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The researchers found that insufficient sleep was significantly negatively correlated with life expectancy in most states across that time frame, meaning lower sleep insufficiency meant longer life expectancy.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of insufficiency
Noun
  • Or that Franciscan fathers — members of an order dedicated to lives of poverty and humility — forced tribes to give up their foods, customs and religion in the name of Christ, rewarding them with serfdom.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • In recent years, Lampedusa has become Ground Zero of Europe’s migration debate as the continent struggles to police its borders while honoring its legal obligations to welcome refugees fleeing conflict, climate change and poverty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of poverty
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