Scarcely Definition

skârslē
adverb
By a small margin; barely.
We scarcely made it in time.
American Heritage
Hardly; not quite; only just.
Webster's New World
Probably not or certainly not.
Scarcely true.
Webster's New World
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Scarcely Sentence Examples

  • Julie asked, scarcely above a whisper.

  • My teacher is so near to me that I scarcely think of myself apart from her.

  • Home affairs were scarcely better managed.

  • I can scarcely wait until Thursday next when we will again be in one another's company!

  • The tree in England is scarcely hardy, though it will grow freely in some sheltered places.

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