Ever
Ever adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: it's been ever so long since we've seen you
Scarcely
Scarcely adverb - By a very small margin.
Both words in one sentence
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Loads and Loads of Characters: The show allegedly has lots of characters, but they more or less act like one another, and some are scarcely ever seen.
Source: Web Animation / Greeny Phatom
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Scarcely and Ever. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ever/scarcely
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