scarcely

/หˆskษ›ษนsli/

IPA: /S K EH1 R S L IY0/

adverb
  1. 1

    (modal) Probably not.

    โ€œOne could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program.โ€

  2. 2

    (modal) Certainly not.

    โ€œOne could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter.โ€

  3. 3

    (degree) Almost not at all; by a small margin.

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