It scarcely counted if you put things in perspective properly.

He could scarcely count the number.

The resemblance scarcely counts in Fidel's favor.

The Aetryx scarcely counted, and the trolls appeared sexless.

Fredda's robot Oberon scarcely counted as company, and besides, he was taking the long-range aircar.

Well, yes, of course, but that scarcely counts.

Cross streets whisked by so rapidly that Clyde could scarcely count them.

The decade she had spent in Southern California scarcely counted, and she hardly thought about it anymore, except in dreams.

But it scarcely counted as an outburst; he'd expected that news for a couple of hours.

So there's only the three of them left, for Amalu scarcely counts.