Word to the Wise: Paucity

"Paucity" (PAW-sih-tee) - from the Latin for "few" - is scarcity or scantiness.

Example (as used by Jordan Robertson for Associated Press): "The paucity of iPhones for sale in some markets comes as Apple is hustling to meet its goal of selling 10 million of the hybrid iPod-cellphone-Internet surfing gadgets by the end of 2008."

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