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scasely

/ˈskeɪsli/

scasely adverb: scarcely; hardly.

Adverb

scasely (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, dated, dialectal, obsolete) scarcely; hardly
    • For it scasely ever chaunceth that the moste vertuous amonge vertuous1551, Thomas More, “(please specify the Internet Archive page)”, in Raphe Robynson [i.e., Ralph Robinson], transl., A Fruteful, and Pleasaunt Worke of the Best State of a Publyque Weale, and of the...
    • If a thing wanted regulating, he warn't a man to go browsing around after somebody to do it, but he would prance in and regulate it himself. He warn't a Catholic. Scasely. He was down on 'em. His word was, 'No Irish need apply!'1872, Mark Twain, Roughing It

Questions about scasely

What does scasely mean?
Scasely means scarcely; hardly.
What part of speech is scasely?
Scasely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce scasely?
Scasely is pronounced /ˈskeɪsli/.

Words near scasely in the dictionary

  1. scary devil monastery
  2. scary sharp
  3. scary-ass
  4. scarysome
  5. SCAS
  6. scasely
  7. scat
  8. scat singing
  9. Scatacook
  10. Scatacooks
  11. scatalogical

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