English Explanatory Dictionary

scarcely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Probably not.
  2. Certainly not, hardly at all.
  3. Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɛəsli/ /ˈskɛɹsli/ en-us-scarcely.ogg

Word forms

scarcely more scarcely most scarcely

Etymology

From Middle English scarcely, scarsly, scarsely, scarsliche, scarseliche, equivalent to scarce + -ly.

Synonyms

hardly barely just only just

Related words

rarely
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