scarcely

The away end up in the gods could scarcely believe it - even though this side are making a habit of scoring late goals.

As for the long-term consequences of such a dramatic reversal — or implosion or willful destruction — in America’s relationship to the rest of the world, they are scarcely imaginable.

But no matter how hard they tried, scarcely an attendee could successfully attract a kitten.

When the smoke went up from the Watts Riots in 1965, the San Fernando Valley scarcely knew where Watts was.

His first paydays in the ring were scarcely better - a few dollars here, a handful of ticket sales there.