scarcely
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scarcely
- /ˈskɛəsli/ UK
- /ˈskɛɹsli/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English scarcely, scarsly, scarsely, scarsliche, scarseliche, equivalent to scarce + -ly.
adverb more scarcely · most scarcely
- Probably not. One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program.
- Certainly not, hardly at all. One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter.
- Hardly: only just; by a small margin. Scarcely had she arrived when she was put to work.
Similar: hardly
