Scarcely — synonyms, definition

1. scarcely (o)

barely gradually hardly imperceptibly infrequently intermittently merely nearly not much occasionally once in a blue moon once or twice perceptibly rarely seldom unusually

2. scarcely (a)

hardly infrequently scantily seldom

3. scarcely (Adverb)

just scarce

scarcely (Adverb) — Only a very short time before. ex. "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"

scarcely (Adverb) — Almost not. ex. "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"