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Barely Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Barely? [adv] by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [adv] n a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Barely: hardly \| just \| scantily \| scarce \| scarcely Related Terms \| Find terms related to Barely: a bit \| a little \| alone \| baldly \| by a hair \| by an ace \| closely \| ever so little \| exclusively \| exiguously \| faintly \| feebly \| hardly \| imperfectly \| inappreciably \| inconsequentially \| insignificantly \| just \| just a bit \| lightly \| little \| meagerly \| merely \| minimally \| minutely \| nakedly \| narrowly \| nearly \| negligibly \| not hardly \| not quite \| only \| only just \| plainly \| purely \| scantily \| scarce \| scarcely \| simply \| simply and solely \| singly \| slightly \| solely \| tant soit peu \| triflingly \| weakly See Also \| Barely In Webster's Dictionary \Bare"ly\, adv. 1. Without covering; nakedly. 2. Without concealment or disguise. 3. Merely; only. R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not in revenue. --Shak. 4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.

Barely Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Barely?

[adv] by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
[adv] n a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"

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Barely In Webster's Dictionary

\Bare"ly\, adv.
1. Without covering; nakedly.

2. Without concealment or disguise.

3. Merely; only.

         R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not
         in revenue.                           --Shak.

4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of
   quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there
   was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.

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