SCARCELY
Scrabble letter values: S1C3A1R1C3E1L1Y4 = 15
Definition
- adverb only a very short time before. — synonyms: barely, hardly, just, scarce
- adverb almost not. — synonyms: hardly, barely, scarce
Examples
- “we hardly knew them”
- “had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open”
- “would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave- W.B.Yeats”