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Answer for the clue "A small and inadequate amount ", 10 letters:
scarceness

Word definitions for scarceness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The property of being scarce.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scarceness \Scarce"ness\, Scarcity \Scar"ci*ty\, n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small and inadequate amount [syn: scarcity ] [ant: abundance ]

Usage examples of scarceness.

They sat on reed mats around a rock slab table that reflected the scarceness of hardwood in their barren hilly empire, and ate the flesh of fowl.