Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
scarcely
adverb
/ˈskɛr.sly/
Definition
only just; almost not.
Examples
- She scarcely had time to finish her homework before dinner.
- We scarcely noticed the time passing while we were engrossed in our conversation.
- The restaurant was scarcely busy on that rainy evening.
Meaning
Scarcely refers to something that is very limited in quantity, degree, or extent, suggesting that it is nearly absent or that something happens only to a very small extent.
Synonyms
- barely
- hardly
- rarely
- merely
- just