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- scarcely adverb (NOT) certainly not: I'd scarcely have done it if I didn't think it was absolutely necessary! He's only two - you can scarcely blame him for behaving badly.
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They are used with words like any and anyone, with adjectives and verbs, and are often placed between can, could, have, be, etc. and the main part of the verb: They have sold scarcely any copies of the book.
Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely and seldom are frequency adverbs. We can use them to refer to things that almost never happen, or do not happen very often. They have a negative meaning. We use them without not. Rarely, scarcely and seldom are more common in writing than in speaking: He hardly ever smiles. [a trout is a type of fish]
adverb. scarce· ly ˈskers-lē. Synonyms of scarcely. 1. a. : by a narrow margin : only just. had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open Agnes S. Turnbull. b. : almost not. could scarcely see for the fog. 2. a. : certainly not. could scarcely interfere. b. : probably not.
Scarcely means ‘almost not at all’. It is quite formal. It usually comes in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb): …
adverb [ADVERB before verb] You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way. It can scarcely be coincidence.
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Though an ly adverb, scarcely is unusual in that it is not so much a descriptor of its root adjective as a synonym of the adverb form scarce. If you scarcely believe me, look it up for yourself!
