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[ skairs-lee ] / ˈskɛərs li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scarcely ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbbarely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see. definitely not: This is scarcely the time to raise such questions. probably not: You could scarcely have chosen better. Origin of scarcelyFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; see origin at scarce, -ly synonym study for scarcely1. See hardly. usage note for scarcely1. See hardly. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scarcelybarely, hardly, scarcely (see synonym study at hardly)Words nearby scarcelyScarborough, Scarborough lily, scar carcinoma, scarce, scarce as hen's teeth, scarcely, scarcely ever, scarcement, scarcity, scare, scarecrow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scarcelyAnd he scarcely bothered to hide his chief ambition: to lead his country as prime minister. Boris Johnson’s Churchill Man Crush|Michael F. Bishop|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST And as he sees it they were scarcely more qualified than he was to lead a group of green soldiers into battle. Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military|Charles McPhedran|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Internet gives video on demand the kind of universal reach that revival houses could scarcely dream of. David Vs. Goliath in the Age of Video on Demand|Teo Bugbee|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Law is weak in Iraq and scarcely exists apart from violence. Bikers of Baghdad: Sunnis, Shias, Skulls, ‘Harleys,’ and Iraqi Flags|Jacob Siegel|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The twenty-five-year-old Mitchum could scarcely believe his luck. The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST I had scarcely reached the summit of the headland when I heard a cry of pain. The Passion for Life|Joseph Hocking He ate because his mother filled his plate; but if he had been questioned, he could scarcely have told what he was eating. Baron Trigault's Vengeance|Emile Gaboriau But you'll excuse me if I say that I scarcely expected to have the railroad company's field-manager come and tell me about it. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush|Francis Lynde One sees a few women, but scarcely any men, present on ordinary occasions. Equatorial America|Maturin M. Ballou Scarcely a religious system has existed that has not worked effectively and proved true for someone. First and Last Things|H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for scarcely
adverbhardly at all; only just often ironic probably not or definitely notthat is scarcely justification for your actions undefined scarcelySee hardly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scarcelyseldom, rarely, hardly, just, imperceptibly, infrequently, slightly, scantily |