/skairs"lee/ , adv.
1. barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.
2. definitely not: This is scarcely the time to raise such questions.
3. probably not: You could scarcely have chosen better.
[ 1250-1300; ME; see SCARCE, -LY ]
Syn. 1. See hardly .
Usage. 1. See hardly .