scarcely

scarcely

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. adv. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. Source: opted
2. adv. Frugally; penuriously. Source: opted
3. adv. only a very short time before Source: wordnet
4. adv. almost not Source: wordnet
5. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. With a scarce well-lighted flame. Milton. The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. Slowly she sails, and scarcely stems the tides. Dryden. He had scarcely finished, when the laborer arrived who had been sent for my ransom. W. Irwing. 2. Frugally; penuriously. [Obs.] haucer. Source: webster
6. r:100 r only a very short time before r almost not Source: ecdict

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