What does 乏しい mean?
乏しい is a Japanese adjective meaning “meager, scarce, hard up, poor” in English. It is written as 乏しい in kanji, とぼしい in hiragana, and toboshii in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
この国には石油が乏しい。
Oil is scarce in this country.