scarcely

adverb

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: scarce-ly (2)
English Definition

Only just; almost not.

Example Sentence

I could scarcely hear what he was saying.

US IPA /ˈskers.li/
UK IPA /ˈskeΙ™s.li/

Synonyms

hardly barely rarely seldom

Antonyms

frequently often completely