scarcely in English dictionary

  • scarcely

    Meanings and definitions of "scarcely"

    • (modal) Probably not.
    • (modal) Certainly not.
    • (degree) Almost not at all; by a small margin.
    • adverb
      (modal)
      Probably not.
    • adverb
      (modal)
      Certainly not.
    • adverb
      (degree)
      Almost not at all; by a small margin.
    • probably not
    • certainly not
    • almost not
    • Only a very short time before.
    • adverb
      almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was scarce sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"; "I can hardly hear what she is saying"; "she barely seemed to notice him"; "we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles"
    • adverb
      only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

    Synonyms of "scarcely" in English dictionary

    hardly, barely, scarce are the top synonyms of "scarcely" in the English thesaurus.

    • hardly · barely · scarce · just
    • hardly · barely · scarce

      almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was scarce sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"; "I can hardly hear what she is saying"; "she barely seemed to notice him"; "we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles"

    • barely · hardly · just · scarce

      only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

    Grammar and declension of scarcely

    • scarcely (comparative more scarcely, superlative most scarcely)
  • Scarcely

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