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barely
[ bair-lee ]
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.
barely
/ ˈɛəɪ /
adverb
- only just; scarcely
barely enough for their needs
- informal.not quite; nearly
barely old enough
- scantily; poorly
barely furnished
- archaic.openly
Usage Note
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Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Some still had tags and I barely remembered buying them, as they sat in bins.
This year, though, it seems Cam Ward has barely had a mention.
The dregs of the British Empire could barely restrain their racism and classism, and Meghan was easily cast as a convenient villain.
I barely made it through two seasons of the Netflix series, so I’m hardly an expert on “Stranger Things.”
The footage shows the Portuguese manager being driven out of the stadium, past a team bus he'd rushed off minutes earlier with barely a word.
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