ar éigean

Irish

Alternative forms

ar éigin

Adverb

barely, scarcely, only just, with difficulty

Tá sé beo ar éigean.
He is barely alive.
scarcely (probably not; certainly not)

An dtiocfaidh sé? —Is ar éigean é.
Will he come? —Scarcely.

Synonyms

(probably not; certainly not): ní móide

Derived terms

ar ais nó ar éigean (“willy nilly”)

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