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Another word for scarcely

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Adverb

  1. By a very little; almost not

    See also:

    near

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for scarcely

Modifier
  1. See also:

    hardly

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Sentence Examples

  • Julie asked, scarcely above a whisper.

  • My teacher is so near to me that I scarcely think of myself apart from her.

  • Who are these men? thought Rostov, scarcely believing his eyes.

  • I can scarcely wait until Thursday next when we will again be in one another's company!

  • Home affairs were scarcely better managed.

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