Scarcely - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskerslɪ|  American pronunciation of the word scarcely
Brit.  |ˈskeəslɪ|  British pronunciation of the word scarcely

adverb

- only a very short time before (syn: barely, hardly, just, scarce)
had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- almost not (syn: barely, hardly, scarce)
they scarcely ever used the emergency generator

Extra examples

He could scarcely control his joy.

Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other.

He had scarcely enough money.

This is scarcely a time to laugh.

I could scarcely tell them they were wrong.

There is scarcely anything to eat.

I scarcely know him.

There were scarcely a hundred people present.

She could scarcely speak.

I can scarcely believe it.

It can scarcely be coincidence.

It was scarcely in their interest.

He had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.

She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut.

...the magnitude of the issue can scarcely be overstated...

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