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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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adverb. uk / ˈbeə.li / us / ˈber.li / Add to word list. B2. by the smallest amount: They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship. Synonyms. hardly (ONLY JUST) scarce literary old-fashioned. scarcely (ONLY JUST) Fewer examples.
1. : in a meager manner : plainly. a barely furnished room. 2. : scarcely, hardly. barely enough money for lunch. Synonyms. hardly. just. marginally. narrowly. scarcely. slightly. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of barely in a Sentence. We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.
Barely definition: only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not. See examples of BARELY used in a sentence.
1. only just; scarcely: barely enough for their needs. 2. informal not quite; nearly: barely old enough. 3. scantily; poorly: barely furnished. 4. archaic openly.
1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room. His voice was barely audible. She was an elfin-like girl who looked barely 10 years old.
adverb. /ˈbeəli/ /ˈberli/ in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty. He could barely read and write. The music was barely audible. She was barely able to stand. We barely had time to catch the train. Topics Difficulty and failure b2. Definitions on the go.
adverb. us / ˈber.li / uk / ˈbeə.li / Add to word list. B2. by the smallest amount: They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship. Synonyms. hardly (ONLY JUST) scarce literary old-fashioned. scarcely (ONLY JUST) Fewer examples.
Something barely there is hardly there at all. If there are barely any leaves on the trees, then winter is right around the corner. Barely is a word meaning hardly, nearly, scarcely, or marginally.
barely meaning, definition, what is barely: only with great difficulty or effort: Learn more.
Barely Definition. bârlē. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adverb. Filter. adverb. By a very little; hardly. Could barely see the road in the fog. American Heritage. Without covering or disguise; plainly. Stating the unpleasant facts barely. Webster's New World. In a scanty manner; sparsely. A barely furnished room.
