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    barely
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBARELY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › barelyBarely Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › barelyBARELY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Barely definition: only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not. See examples of BARELY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › barelyBARELY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › barelyBarely - definition of barely by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbarely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    barely. 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. Want to learn more?

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBARELY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.