Definitions for: Barely


[adv] by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
[adv] n a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"



Webster (1913) Definition: Bare"ly, adv.
1. Without covering; nakedly.

2. Without concealment or disguise.

3. Merely; only.

R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not
in revenue. --Shak.

4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of
quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there
was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.

Synonyms: hardly, just, scantily, scarce, scarcely

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