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  1. 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.

  2. The meaning of BARELY is in a meager manner : plainly. How to use barely in a sentence.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 1. only just; scarcely: barely enough for their needs. 2. informal not quite; nearly: barely old enough. 3. scantily; poorly: barely furnished. 4. archaic openly.

  6. barely. adverb. /ˈbeəli/ /ˈberli/ in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty. He could barely read and write. The music was barely audible. She was barely able to stand. We barely had time to catch the train. Topics Difficulty and failure b2. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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  8. Something barely there is hardly there at all. If there are barely any leaves on the trees, then winter is right around the corner. Barely is a word meaning hardly, nearly, scarcely, or marginally.

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