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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. 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.

  4. adverb. us / ˈber.li / uk / ˈbeə.li / Add to word list. B2. by the smallest amount: They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship. Synonyms. hardly (ONLY JUST) scarce literary old-fashioned. scarcely (ONLY JUST) Fewer examples.

  5. Definition of barely adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. 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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  8. Barely definition: only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not. See examples of BARELY used in a sentence.

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