barely
[ bair-lee ]
/ ˈbɛər li /
adverb
only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not: He had barely enough money to pay for the car.
without disguise or concealment; openly: They gave the facts to him barely.
scantily; meagerly; sparsely.
Archaic.
merely.
usage note for barely
1. See
hardly.
Words nearby barely
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barelegged,
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barents,
barents sea,
baresark,
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Example sentences from the Web for barely
British Dictionary definitions for barely
barely
/ (ˈbɛəlɪ) /
adverb
only just; scarcely
barely enough for their needs
informal
not quite; nearly
barely old enough
scantily; poorly
barely furnished
archaic
openly
undefined barely
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hardly