Scarcely, hardly, barely (in respect of extent, amount, degree, etc.).
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > barely, scarcely, only, or just (25) uneathc1200 Scarcely, hardly, barely (in respect of extent, amount, degree, etc.). scarcely1297 Originally used to express a restrictive qualification, = ‘barely’, ‘only just’; hence also, = ‘barely, or not quite’, ‘only just, if at all’. In… albusyc1325 Hardly, scarcely. Cf. busy, n.1 1. onlepyc1350 Only, solely, simply. anerly1381 Only, solely; merely. Cf. allenarly, adv. barec1400 With numeral adjectives: No more than, at most; scarcely, barely, adv. archaic or Obsolete. scarce1413 Now archaic or literary. Barely, only just; not quite; = scarcely, adv. 2. Also †full scarce. scantlyc1440 Scarcely, hardly, barely. archaic. narrowlyc1450 Barely, scarcely. Obsolete. rare. scant1492 Hardly, scarcely; barely. Now dialect (see Eng. Dial. Dict.). barelya1513 Only just; hence, not quite, hardly, scarcely, with difficulty. hardly?1532 To an insignificant degree; scarcely, barely; not quite; almost not at all. faintly1544 Hardly, scarcely. Obsolete. nakedly1589 Poorly, imperfectly; roughly. Obsolete. just1603 Limiting the extent or degree denoted by an expression: only as much as, not much more or less than… Modifying noun phrases or pronouns… rawly1607 Barely, scarcely. Obsolete. rare. just1627 Limiting the extent or degree denoted by an expression: only as much as, not much more or less than… Modifying verbs or adjectives. Now frequently… badly1715 With spare: with difficulty or hardship; hardly, scarcely. Now rare. scrimp1756 Scarcely, barely. Also: in a sparing or grudging manner. Obsolete. bare-weighta1763 scrimplya1774 Barely, scarcely. Now rare or obsolete. jimp1814 Barely, scarcely. jistc1820 = just, adv. Subcategories:— merely or and nothing more (2) |
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