scarcely
/ˈskɛəsli//ˈskɛɹsli/
adverb
- 1
(modal) Probably not.
“One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program.”
- 2
(modal) Certainly not.
“One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter.”
- 3
(degree) Almost not at all; by a small margin.
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