scarcely

Meanings

• adverb

  Used to describe a situation or condition where something is not abundant or plentiful; hard to find or obtain.

• adverb

  Barely; just; hardly; with great difficulty.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scarcely
carley , marley , parley , rarely

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Variants

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scarcely , hardly than , hardly/scarcely than , scarcely than

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Etymology

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Old English scarcel, from scarp 'sharp' + -el 'ending, boundary'; akin to skarp 'sharp'. The sense development from 'sharp, distinct' to 'hard to find' is unclear.

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Trivia

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1. The term scarcely is used in mathematics to describe a sequence that converges to a limit almost but not quite attaining the limit.

2. Scarcely was used as the name of a character in the 1952 film 'High Society', played by Grace Kelly.

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Related Concepts

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1. abundance: The state of having more than enough of something, especially money, resources, or food.

2. scarcity: The state of not having enough of a particular thing, or of something being hard to obtain.

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Culture

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Scarcely has been used extensively in literature to describe situations of scarcity or hardship. For instance, in Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick', the narrator describes the crew's meager provisions as 'scarcely sufficient'. In music, the term scarcely is used in the context of rhythm and tempo, as in 'playing scarcely' or 'singing scarcely', meaning playing or singing very gently or slowly.

How to Memorize "scarcely"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a situation where you are in a desert and water is scarcely available. Visualize yourself searching for water and the relief you feel when you finally find it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word scarcely with the word 'hardly'. Remember that scarcely means barely or just, and hardly means with great difficulty.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Scarcely is Sharply Contrasted to Abundance' to remember the meaning of the word.

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