scarcely - Meaning in Konkani

scarcely - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of scarcely in English

scarcely abverb

1. only a very short time before

   Examples

   • "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
   • "we hardly knew them"
   • "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"
2. almost not

   Examples

   • "he hardly ever goes fishing"
   • "he was scarce sixteen years old"
   • "I can hardly hear what she is saying"
   • "she barely seemed to notice him"
   • "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
   • "we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles"

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