Definition of Scarcely
Scarcely
Scar·ce·ly
Definition/Meaning
(adverb)
Barely or hardly at all; almost not.
e.g. She had scarcely enough money to buy a sandwich.
(adverb)
just a short time before, only just;
e.g. We had scarcely exchanged names when they invited us to join them.
(adverb)
probably not or definitely not, used to suggest that something is not likely to be or definitely not the case;
e.g. He could scarcely ask such a huge favor from someone he didn't know well.
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