Scarcely
11scarcely */*/ — UK [ˈskeə(r)slɪ] / US [ˈskerslɪ] adverb 1) almost not, or almost none I can scarcely believe what s happened. There was scarcely any traffic. 2) only just We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. 3) used for showing that something… …
12scarcely — /skairs lee/, adv. 1. barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see. 2. definitely not: This is scarcely the time to raise such questions. 3. probably not: You could scarcely have chosen better. [1250 1300; ME; see SCARCE,… …
13scarcely — scarce|ly [ skersli ] adverb 1. ) almost not or almost none: BARELY, HARDLY: There was scarcely any traffic at that time of night. 2. ) only just: BARELY: We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. 3. ) used for showing that something …
14scarcely — adverb 1) she could scarcely hear what he was saying Syn: hardly, barely, only just; almost not 2) I scarcely ever see him Syn: rarely, seldom, infrequently, not often, hardly ever, almost never, on …
15scarcely — adverb 1) she could scarcely hear him Syn: hardly, barely, only just 2) I scarcely see her Syn: rarely, seldom, infrequently, not often, hardly ever; informal once in a blue moon 3) …
16scarcely — [ˈskeəsli] adv 1) almost not, or almost none Syn: barely, hardly There was scarcely any traffic.[/ex] 2) only just Syn: barely We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down.[/ex] 3) used for showing that something is certainly not true or …
17scarcely — scarce•ly [[t]ˈskɛərs li[/t]] adv. 1) barely; not quite: We can scarcely see[/ex] 2) definitely not: This is scarcely the time to raise such questions[/ex] 3) probably not: You could scarcely have chosen better[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 syn:… …
18scarcely — /ˈskɛəsli / (say skairslee) adverb 1. barely; hardly; not quite: *The ferry scarcely broke the oil eddies and the soot –christina stead, 1944. 2. (usually ironic) definitely not: *She stood five feet nine inches, and weighed about sixteen stones; …
19scarcely — adv. 1 hardly; barely; only just (I scarcely know him). 2 surely not (he can scarcely have said so). 3 a mild or apologetic or ironical substitute for not (I scarcely expected to be insulted) …
20scarcely — adverb /ˈskɛəsli,ˈskɛɹsli/ a) Probably not. One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program. b) Certainly not. One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter. Syn: barely, hardly …
