scarcely

Letters that make scarcely

s, a, e, l, c, r, y are letters that make 'scarcely'

Words within scarcely

el, scar, SC, Sc, arc, ar, EL, scarce, CE, car, AR, CA, Ar, Ca, Ce are words within 'scarcely'


2 possible definitions for 'scarcely'

Scarcely as "almost not"

Under this definition, scarcely is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hardly has the same meaning as scarcely

Pertain to scarcely

scarce pertains to 'scarcely'.

Example of scarcely used within this context

"he hardly ever goes fishing", "he was hardly more than sixteen years old", "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"


Scarcely as "only a very short time before"

Under this definition, scarcely is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scarce, just, hardly, barely have the same meaning as 'scarcely'

Example of scarcely used within this context

"they could barely hear the speaker", "we hardly knew them", "just missed being hit", "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open", "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats



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