Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    Scarce·ly
    /ˈskerslē/

    adverb

    • 1. only just; almost not: "her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying" Similar hardlybarelyonly justalmost not
    More Definitions, Word Origin & Scrabble

  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › scarcelySCARCELY Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Scarcely definition: barely; hardly; not quite. See examples of SCARCELY used in a sentence.

  3. en.thefreedictionary.com › scarcelyScarcely - definition of scarcely by The Free Dictionary

    1. barely; not quite: We can scarcely see. 2. definitely not: This is scarcely the time to raise such questions. 3. probably not: You could scarcely have chosen better. [1250–1300] syn: See hardly. usage: See hardly. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › scarcely_advscarcely, adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    Scarcely, hardly, barely (in respect of extent, amount, degree, etc.). scarcely 1297–. Originally used to express a restrictive qualification, = ‘barely’, ‘only just’; hence also, = ‘barely, or not quite’, ‘only just, if at all’. In….

  5. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › scarcelyscarcely - definition of scarcely in English from the Oxford ...

    Definition of scarcely in English: cite. scarcely. Pronunciation: /ˈskɛːsli/ adverb. 1only just; almost not:her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying. More example sentences. The reaction to it has been overwhelmingly positive with scarcely a critical voice to be heard anywhere.

  6. www.wordreference.com › definition › scarcelyscarcely - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    scarce•ly /ˈskɛrsli/ adv. barely; not quite: can scarcely see. definitely not: scarcely the time to raise such questions. probably not: Don't blame yourself; you could scarcely have done anything else at the time. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. scarce•ly (skârs′ lē), adv. barely; hardly;

  7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › scarcelyscarcely - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 16, 2024 · scarcely ( comparative more scarcely, superlative most scarcely) ( modal) Probably not. One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program. ( modal) Certainly not. One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter. (degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › grammarScarcely - English Grammar Today - Cambridge Dictionary

    Scarcely means ‘almost not at all’. It is quite formal. It usually comes in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb): We scarcely had time to think and had to act immediately.

  1. Searches related to define scarcely

    define scarcely meaning