单词	scarcely
释义	scarcely adverb scarce·​ly ˈskers-lē  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 there could scarcely have been found a leader better equipped V. L. Parrington Synonyms barely hardly just marginally narrowly slightly See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences 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. I could scarcely tell them they were wrong. Recent Examples on the Web The championship was the first of six for Saban and the Crimson Tide in the next 12 years, while the Longhorns have scarcely been nationally relevant since and are on their third head coach since Brown was forced out at the end of the 2013 season. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 Millimeter by millimeter, the plate had cut into the curve of the hook, which was scarcely an inch in diameter. Katherine Blunt, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 But that seemed scarcely credible when the government was simultaneously moving to appease more conservative elements in society through content controls and to expand taxation of the growing digital economy. Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Aside from two pretaped television specials (one in the U.S. and one in the UK) that aired the month of 30’s release, until her Hyde Park shows, Adele had scarcely performed any of the songs. Emma Carmichael, ELLE, 15 Aug. 2022 Months later, that attitude has scarcely changed, and several restaurateurs believe the funds were poorly spent and unhelpful for eateries, the North End’s economic lifeblood. Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 The landslides, driven by unusually heavy rain, killed two, but were scarcely limited to that, said Sylvia Heinz, coordinator for the LTRG. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 The landslides, driven by unusually heavy rain, killed two people but were scarcely limited to that, said Sylvia Heinz, coordinator for the LTRG. Michael S. Lockett, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2022 And people are scarcely less vulnerable than livestock: a farmhand contracts Lyme disease; Gaydos has a miscarriage. The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing scarcely hardly/scarcely than hardly/scarcely than Kids Definition scarcely adverb scarce·​ly ˈskers-lē 1 : only just : barely They had scarcely enough to eat. 2 : certainly not I could scarcely tell him he was wrong. scarcely adverb 1 as in barely by a very small margin was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance barely slightly just hardly narrowly almost marginally somewhat nearly minimally minutely by the skin of one's teeth approximately partly closely roughly scantly plus or minus more or less Antonyms & Near Antonyms substantially significantly quite considerably well easily plainly definitely vastly unquestionably fully positively completely greatly abundantly generously copiously See More 2 as in no certainly not I scarcely think that one person being sick is an "epidemic" Synonyms & Similar Words no never hardly none nothing ill nothing doing noway nowhere nowise no way on no account by no means near Antonyms & Near Antonyms certainly surely absolutely completely definitely quite most positively very exceeding exceedingly highly extremely terribly clearly greatly really unquestionably awfully plainly assuredly truly enormously immensely doubtless mighty utterly rather somewhat mightily awful perfectly unequivocally mostly slightly hugely hands down more or less See More
随便看	unfavorites unfavourable unfavourableness unfavourablenesses unfavourables unfavourite unfavourites unfazed unfeared unfearful unfearing unfeasibilities unfeasibility unfeasibilityes unfeasibilitys unfeasible unfeasibly unfeather unfeathered unfeatured unfed unfedder unfeddest unfeder unfedest

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