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   Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open. I hardly know them. I’ve only met them once.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCARCELY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened: I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang. Synonyms. barely. hardly. Fewer examples. I scarcely registered the fact that he was there. I scarcely heard him laugh all night. The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.

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4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › scarcelySCARCELY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant. It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionscarcely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Hardly, scarcely and barely are negative words and should not be used with not or other negatives: I can’t hardly believe it. You can also use hardly , scarcely and barely to say that one thing happens immediately after another:

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   hardly. just. marginally. narrowly. slightly. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of scarcely in a Sentence. He could scarcely control his joy. Scarcely a day goes by when they don't see or talk to each other. He had scarcely enough money. This is scarcely a time to laugh.

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   Scarcely means just before, hardly, or “almost not.” If you had scarcely made it to bed when the sun started to rise, you are probably pretty tired by now.

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   What does hardly and scarcely mean?

   • Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open. I hardly know them. I’ve only met them once.

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   What does scarcely and scarcely mean?

   • Griffin, the physics teacher, seldom shouted. Hardly and scarcely can mean ‘almost not at all’ or ‘only just’. Hardly is much more common than scarcely, and scarcely is more formal: Jen was so tired. She could scarcely keep her eyes open.

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   How do you use scarcely in a sentence?

   • I scarcely knew him. She seemed scarcely aware of him. He was scarcely more than a boy. She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut. 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. Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant.

   SCARCELY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does hardly mean?

   • Scarcely, hardly, barely (in respect of extent, amount, degree, etc.). Originally used to express a restrictive qualification, = ‘barely’, ‘only just’; hence also, = ‘barely, or not quite’, ‘only just, if at all’. In… Hardly, scarcely. Cf. busy, n.¹ 1. Only, solely, simply. Only, solely; merely. Cf. allenarly, adv.

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   Is scarcely an adverb?

   • Scarcely may have just made it in the nick of time and by the skin of its teeth, but it’s here now, even if it is just barely hanging on — which means you can scarcely accuse it of not showing up. 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.

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   What does scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened?

   • If you say scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. Scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles. Bruce had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   Of manner or quality of performance. Not well; defectively, imperfectly, poorly; hardly, scarcely. Sometimes (with mixture of sense 3), With…