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Barely

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Definitions for Barely

adverb
only a very short time before
Synonyms
hardly just scarcely scarce
Examples
  1. we hardly knew them
  2. had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
  3. would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
adverb
almost not
Synonyms
hardly scarcely scarce
Examples
  1. he hardly ever goes fishing
  2. he was scarce sixteen years old
  3. they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
  4. I can hardly hear what she is saying
  5. she barely seemed to notice him
  6. we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles
adverb
by a little
Synonyms
just
Examples
  1. I only just caught the bus
  2. he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours
  3. it was barely 5 a.m.
  4. the network has barely 5 percent of viewers
  5. the batter just missed being hit

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