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barely definition
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Overview of adv barely The adv barely has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) barely, hardly, just scarcely, scarce -- (by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats) 2. (2) scantily, barely -- (n a sparse or scanty way "a barely furnished room") Overview of adv barely The adv barely has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) barely, hardly, just scarcely, scarce -- (by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats) 2. (2) scantily, barely -- (n a sparse or scanty way "a barely furnished room")
barely definition
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