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hardly vs scarcely

scarcely vs hardly

hardly and scarcely both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hardly No No No Yes
scarcely No No No Yes
As adverbs, hardly and scarcely are synonyms defined as:
  • hardly and scarcely: only a very short time before
Other synonyms of hardly include barely, just, scarce.
As adverbs, hardly and scarcely are synonyms defined as:
  • hardly and scarcely: almost not
Other synonyms of hardly include barely, scarce.
hardly (adverb) scarcely (adverb)
only a very short time before only a very short time before
slowly and with difficulty almost not
almost not
Difference between hardly and scarcely

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