Answer: scarcely

AnswerCrossword Clue
SCARCELYOnly just
SCARCELYHardly.
SCARCELYNot quite
SCARCELYBarely
scarcelyOnly just; almost not
scarcelyby a narrow margin
scarcelyUsed to suggest that something is unlikely to be or certainly not the case
scarcelyOnly a very short time before