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- Dictionarybarely/ˈbɛːli/
adverb
- 1. only just; almost not: "she nodded, barely able to speak"
- 2. in a simple and sparse way: "their barely furnished house"
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17 hours ago · Family (from Latin: familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. [1] Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. [2] Historically, most human societies use family as the primary purpose of attachment, nurturance, and socialization. [3][4][5][6] Anthropologists classify most family ...
17 hours ago · Edgar Allan Poe (né Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States, and of early American literature. [1] Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to ...
17 hours ago · An airship[a] is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power. [1] Aerostats use buoyancy from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air to achieve the lift needed to stay airborne.
