scarcely

Definition of scarcely in English English dictionary: Certainly not
His clothes could scarcely be called shabby, at least they passed muster in the half-light, but one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole.; Probably not
One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program.; Almost not at all; by a small margin
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best—for that we must have recourse to art.; Frugally; penuriously; {a} hardly, rarely, scantily; With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just; In a scarce manner; hardly; not much or at all; barely, hardly; almost not; almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"; 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; by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W B Yeats; emphasis You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. He could scarcely breathe I scarcely knew him He was scarcely more than a boy; 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 = hardly; onethe; adverb scarce 2
scarcely ever: Very rarely; hardly ever; almost never; seldom
Scarcely.: ill
Is it because this supposes an undifferentiated violence towards others and oneself that I could ill imagine in a woman?.
scarce: Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement
scarce: Difficult to find, due to scarcity
scarce: not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war
scarce: {a} uncommon, rare, not plentiful, dear
scarce: {a} hardly, rarely, scantily
Scarce: thin
scarce: A moderately difficult to locate and fairly expensive book See rare
scarce: Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon
scarce: Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); - - with of
scarce: not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"
scarce: scarcely, only just
scarce: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W B Yeats
scarce: Uncommon, but definitely not rare Difficult to obtain by a collector; seldom encountered The scarcity could be artificial, ie, due to hoarding Or, due to dealers reluctance to handle an item, due to its diminutive popularity In general, the size (printing or mintage) is not a major factor, as small issues usually find their way into hoards which are cumulatively larger than the collector market Something to do with the herd mentality of investors, I reckon
scarce: barely, hardly, scarcely
scarce: Frugally; penuriously
scarce: With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just
scarce: If something is scarce, there is not enough of it. Food was scarce and expensive the allocation of scarce resources
scarce: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
scarce: In short supply, but with more survivors accessible than of a coin labeled rare
scarce: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war
scarce: If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce
scarce: when a good or service is insufficient in quantity to satisfy the demand or need for it
scarce: Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy
scarce: {s} rare, not abundant, in short supply