Never and Scarcely

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Never

Never adverb - At no time.
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Scarcely and never are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scarcely" instead an adverb "Never".

Scarcely

Scarcely adverb - Certainly not.
Usage example: I scarcely think that one person being sick is an “epidemic”
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Never and scarcely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Never" instead an adverb "Scarcely".
Nearby Words: scarce, scarcity, scarceness

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  • Starfish Aliens Those who have never seen a living Martian can scarcely imagine the strange horror of its appearance.
    Source: Starfish Aliens
  • Adelaide di Borgogna, a work scarcely performed in Italy and almost never performed abroad;
    Source: Discontinuity / Music
  • Deliberate Values Dissonance Another way to sidestep this problem is to write a family-friendly story set in a small community with a near-homogeneous population, where controversial social or political issues never come up and in fact can scarcely be imagined.
    Source: Deliberate Values Dissonance
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