About The Word Barely
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Barely
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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.
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