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scarcely
scarce·ly
[
skérsslee
]
adverb
Definition:
1.
hardly:
only just
scarcely arrived when she was put to work
2.
hardly at all:
only to the slightest degree
scarcely slept all night
3.
surely not:
surely or almost certainly not
scarcely a good reason
Word Usage
See hardly.
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