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The meaning of BARELY is in a meager manner : plainly. How to use barely in a sentence.
Jan 9, 2023 · adverb. Definition of barely. Synonyms for barely. We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car. There is barely a difference between the two. There are barely any new features in this software. Since the midterm election, Frost had barely had the time to process his new life. — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023.
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adverb. uk / ˈbeə.li / us / ˈber.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.
Examples of 'barely' in a sentence. Examples from Collins dictionaries. 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.
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.
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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. The writing on the tombstone was barely visible.