English

Adjective

pauce ‎(comparative more pauce, superlative most pauce)

1. Of or pertaining to paucity; being scarce or insufficient.

   The documentation was very pauce.

   • 1966. Tōhoku Daigaku. Science Reports, v.37-38 1965-1967, Tōhoku University: 1966, Page 208,

     ...although the foraminiferal content is pauce.

   • 1983. Academy of Political Science (U.S.) Political Science Quarterly; New York, v.98 (1983-84), Page 521,

     Comparable information for the Soviets is pauce; but the authors' observations are stimulating and plausible.

   • 1997. Tony Whitten, Roehayat Emon Soeriaatmadja, Suraya A. Afiff, Surya Affif. The Ecology of Java and Bali, Oxford University Press: 1997, Page 600,

     So, although it is often asserted that monocultures lead to increased risks of disease and pest attack, the evidence is pauce.

Usage notes

• Can be misused by non-native speakers as a noun.

Latin

Adjective

pauce

1. vocative masculine singular of paucus