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scarce·ly

scarcely

part of speech:	adverb
definition 1:	just barely; by only a small margin. I was scarcely asleep when the alarm went off. synonyms: barely, hardly, just antonyms: considerably, far similar words: by the skin of one's teeth, ill, little, slightly
definition 2:	certainly not. We can scarcely leave him behind! synonyms: hardly similar words: not
related words:	barely, seldom

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