Word Information

Scarcely

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Definitions for Scarcely

adverb
only a very short time before
Synonyms
Examples
  1. we hardly knew them
  2. had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
  3. would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
adverb
almost not
Synonyms
Examples
  1. he hardly ever goes fishing
  2. he was scarce sixteen years old
  3. they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
  4. I can hardly hear what she is saying
  5. she barely seemed to notice him
  6. we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles

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