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Answer for the clue "Less abundant ", 7 letters:
scanter

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a. (en-comparative of: scant )

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scant \Scant\, a. [Compar. Scanter ; superl. Scantest .] [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to dole out, to portion.] Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; ...

Usage examples of scanter.

And it seemed to her that all across the thermal field the plumes of steam were scanter than she remembered, their spurting less frequent.

Once they had eaten, Fanyi seated herself near the hearth, her cloak belted about her while she spread to dry her scanter undergarment.