scarce - scarcely — ◊ scarce Scarce is an adjective. If something that people use is scarce, very little of it is available. Good quality land is scarce. ...a place where water is scarce. ◊ rare You do not use … Useful english dictionary
Scarce — Scarce, Scarcely Scarce ly, adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [1913 Webster] With a scarce well lighted flame. Milton. [1913 Webster] The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Slowly she sails,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarcely — Scarce Scarce, Scarcely Scarce ly, adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [1913 Webster] With a scarce well lighted flame. Milton. [1913 Webster] The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Slowly she… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarcely — See hardly, scarcely, barely See scarce, scarcely … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
scarce — See rare. See rare, scarce See scarce, scarcely … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
scarcely — Synonyms and related words: a bit, a little, at infrequent intervals, barely, by a hair, by an ace, by no means, ever so little, exiguously, extremely, faintly, fairly, feebly, hardly, hardly ever, here and there, imperfectly, in a measure, in a… … Moby Thesaurus
scarce|ly — «SKAIRS lee», adverb. 1. not quite; barely: »I can scarcely hear your voice. We could scarcely see the ship through the thick fog. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under hardly. (Cf. ↑hardly) 2. decidedly not: »He can scarcely have said that … Useful english dictionary
scarcely — scarce|ly [ˈskeəsli US ˈsker ] adv 1.) almost not or almost none at all = ↑hardly ▪ The city had scarcely changed in 20 years. ▪ The country had scarcely any industry. ▪ He scarcely ever left the region. can/could scarcely do sth ▪ It was getting … Dictionary of contemporary English
scarcely — scarce|ly [ skersli ] adverb 1. ) almost not or almost none: BARELY, HARDLY: There was scarcely any traffic at that time of night. 2. ) only just: BARELY: We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. 3. ) used for showing that something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scarcely — scarce•ly [[t]ˈskɛərs li[/t]] adv. 1) barely; not quite: We can scarcely see[/ex] 2) definitely not: This is scarcely the time to raise such questions[/ex] 3) probably not: You could scarcely have chosen better[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 syn:… … From formal English to slang
