scarcely

Etymology
From, , , , , equivalent to.

Adverb

 * 1)  Probably not.
 * 2)  Certainly not.
 * 3)  Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
 * 1)  Certainly not.
 * 2)  Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
 * 1)  Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
 * 1)  Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
 * 1)  Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
 * 1)  Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
 * 1)  Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

Usage notes
It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never.
 * Compare We scarcely ever eat fish. with We almost never eat fish.
 * The sentence We scarcely never eat fish is ungrammatical.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: едва ли
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Irish: ní móide, ar éigean
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: air èiginn


 * Bulgarian: съвсем не
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * Irish: ní móide, ar éigean
 * Latin:
 * Scottish Gaelic: air èiginn


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: μόλις
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: ní móide
 * Latin: vix,
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic: air èiginn
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Walloon: ,


 * Latin:
 * Volapük: