Definition of Scarcely

1. Adverb. Only a very short time before. "Would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"

Exact synonyms: Barely, Hardly, Just, Scarce

2. Adverb. Almost not. "They scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
Exact synonyms: Hardly
Partainyms: Scarce

Definition of Scarcely

1. by a narrow margin [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarcely

scarabaeid beetle
scarabaeus
scarabaeus
scarabaeuses
Scarabaeus sacer
scarabee
scarabee
scarabees
scaraboid
scaraboid
scarabs
Scaramouch
Scaramouche
scaramouches
scarce
scarcely (current term)
scarceness
scarcenesses
scarcer
scarcest
scarcities
scarcity
Scardinius
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Scardino vertical flap pyeloplasty
scare
scarecrow
scarecrow
scarecrowish
scarecrows

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