"scasely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈskeɪsli/
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} scasely (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal, colloquial, dated) scarcely; hardly Tags: colloquial, dated, dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-scasely-en-adv-KRXMN5Ml Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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