dearthy UK /ˈdɜː.θi/US /ˈdɝθi/ adjective1 •Marked by dearth; exhibiting scarcity, paucity, or lack.[…] the natural has become the artificial; the noble and desirable, the dearthy and uninteresting; the simple the complex; the intelligible the unintelligible. — 1829 formsdearthier · more dearthy · dearthiest · most dearthy