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scarcely

[ skairs-lee ]

adverb

  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.



scarcely

/ ˈ²õ°ìɛə²õ±ôɪ /

adverb

  1. hardly at all; only just
  2. ironic.
    probably not or definitely not

    that is scarcely justification for your actions

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scarcely1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; scarce, -ly
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Ms Byanyima said she feared a return to the 1990s, when HIV medication was scarcely available in poorer countries, and infections and deaths soared.

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The France international, despite arguably being the face of the club with Mbappe gone, has scarcely been given any kind of preferential treatment.

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Three years on, and with the manager who joined them on New Year's Eve 2021 leading his current side into a Champions League knockout tie against Aston Villa, it seems scarcely believable.

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However tenuous, the accord has offered the only respite since a short-lived truce in November 2023, scarcely six weeks into the war.

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Washington is chock-full of statues, markers, memorials and plaques that, with a few notable exceptions, are easily passed on a daily basis with scarcely a glance.

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