Definition of scarcely Scarcely
/skɛˈɹsli/ - [skerslee] - scarce•ly
We found 9 definitions of scarcely from 5 different sources.
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| scarcely - almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" | ||
| hardly | ||
| scarcely - only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "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 | ||
| barely, hardly, just, scarce | ||
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- scarcely (adv.)
With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. - scarcely (adv.)
Frugally; penuriously.
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scarcely
Only a very short time before.
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