knappast

== Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === knappast predicative superlative degree of knapp === Adverb === knappast (not comparable) hardly, scarcely (certainly not) (now uncommon) barely, scarcely (almost not) ==== Usage notes ==== Still common in (adverb sense 2) in the dictionaries from the Swedish Academy when designating a word or sense as rare or as rarely appearing in the plural – perhaps for historical reasons. This is potentially confusing for native speakers, who are likely to interpret "knappast" as "certainly not" in contemporary Swedish. === Interjection === knappast no way!, I don't think so! === References === “knappast”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “knappast”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “knappast”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)