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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

    Barely means by the smallest amount or only just. Learn how to use it in sentences with synonyms and translations.

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

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the adverb barely, which means in a meager manner or scarcely. See how to use barely in a sentence and compare it with hardly.

  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 › us › dictionaryBARELY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˈbeər·li / Add to word list. by the smallest amount; only just: There was barely enough room for the two of them. The dark line of the mountains was barely visible against the night sky. (Definition of barely from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of barely. barely.

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

    (beəʳli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B2. 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.

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

    Barely is an adverb that means only just, hardly, or almost not. It can also mean scantily or sparsely. Learn how to use barely correctly with examples, synonyms, and translations.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbarely adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, usage and examples of the adverb barely, which can express difficulty, near failure, near absence or short time. Compare with hardly, scarcely and no sooner.