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   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
   • ▪ only a very short time before: "she had scarcely dismounted before the door swung open"
   • ▪ used to suggest that something is unlikely to be or certainly not the case: "they could scarcely all be wrong" Similar rarelyseldominfrequentlynot oftenhardly everalmost neveron rare occasionsevery once in a whileinformal:once in a blue moonsurely notnothardlycertainly notdefinitely notnot at allon no accountunder no circumstancesby no meansnowayOpposite often

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   The meaning of SCARCELY is by a narrow margin : only just. How to use scarcely in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCARCELY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SCARCELY definition: 1. almost not: 2. used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened…. Learn more.

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › scarcelySCARCELY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SCARCELY meaning: 1. almost not: 2. used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scarcelyScarcely - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Scarcely means just before, hardly, or “almost not.” If you had scarcely made it to bed when the sun started to rise, you are probably pretty tired by now.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › scarcelySCARCELY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way. It can scarcely be coincidence. Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant. It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionscarcely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   used to say that something happens immediately after something else happens. He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang. Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain. used to suggest that something is not at all reasonable or likely. It was scarcely an occasion for laughter.