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Meaning of word barely from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

barely   adverb

Meaning : Only a very short time before.

Example : We hardly knew them.
Had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open.
Would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave.

Synonyms : hardly, just, scarce, scarcely

Meaning : Almost not.

Example : He hardly ever goes fishing.
He was scarce sixteen years old.
They scarcely ever used the emergency generator.
I can hardly hear what she is saying.
She barely seemed to notice him.
We were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles.

Synonyms : hardly, scarce, scarcely

Meaning : By a little.

Example : I only just caught the bus.
He finished the marathon in just under 3 hours.
It was barely 5 a.m..
The network has barely 5 percent of viewers.
The batter just missed being hit.

Synonyms : just

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