only a very short time before; they could barely hear the speaker; we hardly knew them; just missed being hit; 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

[ Syn: hardly , hardly , just , just , scarcely , scarcely , scarce , scarce , hardly , hardly , just , just , scarcely , scarcely , scarce , scarce , hardly , hardly , just , just , scarcely , scarcely , scarce , scarce , hardly , hardly , just , just , scarcely , scarcely , scarce , scarce ]

in a sparse or scanty way; a barely furnished room

[ Syn: scantily , scantily , scantily , scantily , scantily , scantily , scantily , scantily ]