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- Dictionaryscarcely/ˈskɛːsli/
adverb
- 1. only just; almost not: "her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying" Similar
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SCARCELY definition: 1. almost not: 2. used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened…. Learn more.
1. a. : by a narrow margin : only just. had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open Agnes S. Turnbull. b. : almost not. could scarcely see for the fog. 2. a. : certainly not. could scarcely interfere. b. : probably not. there could scarcely have been found a leader better equipped V. L. Parrington. Synonyms. barely. hardly. just. marginally.
used to say that something happens immediately after something else happens. He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang. Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain. used to suggest that something is not at all reasonable or likely. It was scarcely an occasion for laughter. She could scarcely complain, could she?
used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened: I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang. Synonyms. barely. hardly. Fewer examples. I scarcely registered the fact that he was there. I scarcely heard him laugh all night. The city center has scarcely changed in over a century.
(skeəʳsli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. [emphasis] He could scarcely breathe. I scarcely knew him. She seemed scarcely aware of him. He was scarcely more than a boy. She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut.
Scarcely definition: barely; hardly; not quite. See examples of SCARCELY used in a sentence.
Scarcely means just before, hardly, or “almost not.” If you had scarcely made it to bed when the sun started to rise, you are probably pretty tired by now.
SCARCELY definition: 1. only just: 2. If you say you can scarcely do something, you mean it would be wrong to do it: . Learn more.
Scarcely definition: barely; hardly; not quite. See examples of SCARCELY used in a sentence.
1. hardly at all; only just. 2. often ironic probably not or definitely not: that is scarcely justification for your actions.
