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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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In some only cases -. 'Barely' tends to convey a sense of magnitude of final achievement. ie the actual limit or magnitude is the primary focus. 'Hardly' tends to convey a sense of just adequate performance to cause a limit to be reached. ie the focus shifts subtly towards the reason for the limit only just being exceeded.
A good discussion of hardly/scarcely (barely) here. You've got it right. 'Nearly' is definitely not a synonym: it means "almost but not quite" whereas barely means "by the smallest margin". @jbeldock: there are no exact synonyms. 'nearly' and 'barely' are synonyms, just with nuances in different directions.
Apr 29, 2018 · No, they're essentially the same, albeit that predefine is very rarely used compared to define. But as a past-tense adjective (predefined vs defined), 'predefined' implies instructions or a mold, or even predestination. It is a proactive adjective. At some point before the actual act, someone has already created rules for how the act will occur ...
Dec 2, 2014 · 5. Excerpting this Grammarist post: Though more so spelled as two words, the one-word moreso gained ground despite the disapproval of usage authorities. More so strictly means that to a greater degree, and so refers to an adjective or adverb used earlier. E.g.: Gina is studious, and Eleanor is more so.
Jun 15, 2020 · 2. If you were to join up with a local branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism you would likely find people using it on a regular basis. Otherwise, it is probably best if you ignore this particular word, as the use of it will verily get you awkward looks. Additionally, I do believe that's an adverb so bear that in mind as well as you use it.
Mar 24, 2019 · The adverbial phrase "barely perceptibly", placed at the beginning of the sentence and separated by a comma (a move often called 'a fronted adverbial) suggests (to me) that it should modify the clause that follows and so the main verb "starts". On the other hand, common sense suggests that what is probably really modified by the adverbial is the verb crying, and that the crying itself was "barely perceptible."
Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms (1942) provides a useful analysis of remember versus recall—in part by including a third term, recollect, to the discussion:
Oct 15, 2011 · I'm trying to write good English even if I'm not a native speaker. My phrase goes something like: I then realized program X doesn't provide classes for Y (albeit its excellent support for Z).
Apr 5, 2011 · As already pointed out, the word "seldom" is mainly an adverb, even though it can be used as an adjective in some cases. And although "seldom" may be seldom in every day language, "seldomly" occurs even more seldom. This stands in contrast to the word "often", which in relation to "seldom" is used very often. Note that both "seldom" and "often ...
Jan 9, 2011 · adj. scant·i·er, scant·i·est. 1. Barely sufficient or adequate. 2. Insufficient, as in extent or degree. "Clad" does indeed mean "clothed". So someone "scantily clad" is "insufficient clothed". The phrase describes (typically but not always) young women wearing lingerie. That is, typically young, typically women, typically lingerie.
