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scarcely

/'skɜsli/

Synonyms of scarcely Antonyms of scarcely Examples of scarcely Usage of scarcely Parts of scarcely Definition that contains scarcely Words sounding like scarcely Explanation of scarcely

adverb
almost not
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"they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

Similar:

barely hardly scarce
adverb
only a very short time before
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"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"

Similar:

barely hardly just scarce

Examples of scarcely

"they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"