barely

  • 11barely — adverb 1 in a way that almost does not happen, exist etc; just: Her voice was so low, I could barely hear her. | We have barely enough money to live on. 2 in a way that is simple, with no decorations or details: The room was furnished barely. 3… …

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  • 12barely — [ˈbeəli] adv 1) used for saying that something only just happens or exists, or is only just possible Syn: hardly, scarcely He could barely stand.[/ex] The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass.[/ex] 2) used for emphasizing that… …

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  • 13barely — adverb Date: before 12th century 1. in a meager manner ; plainly < a barely furnished room > 2. scarcely, hardly < barely enough money for lunch > …

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  • 14barely — /bair lee/, adv. 1. only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not: He had barely enough money to pay for the car. 2. without disguise or concealment; openly: They gave the facts to him barely. 3. scantily; meagerly; sparsely. 4. Archaic. merely.&#8230; …

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  • 15barely — adverb /ˈbɛə(ɹ).li,ˈbɛɹ.li/ a) By a small margin. It becomes, therefore, no inconsiderable part of science barely to know the different operations of mind, b) Almost not at all. ‘&LT;!sicIt is barely possible you may hear of a ghost, a Phantom of …

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  • 16barely — adv. Barely is used with these adjectives: ↑able, ↑adequate, ↑alive, ↑audible, ↑awake, ↑aware, ↑capable, ↑clothed, ↑coherent, ↑comprehensible, ↑conceivable, ↑ …

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  • 17barely — /ˈbɛəli / (say bairlee) adverb 1. only; just; no more than: she is barely sixteen. 2. without disguise or concealment; openly: a question barely put …

  • 18barely — adv. 1 only just; scarcely (barely escaped). 2 scantily (barely furnished). 3 archaic openly, explicitly …

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  • 19barely — See hardly. See hardly, scarcely, barely …

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  • 20barely — adverb 1》 only just; almost not: he was barely able to speak. 2》 only a very short time before. 3》 in a simple and sparse way …

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