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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. only a very short time before;
- Example: "they could barely hear the speaker"
- Example: "we hardly knew them"
- Example: "just missed being hit"
- Example: "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
- Example: "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
[syn: barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce]

2. in a sparse or scanty way;
- Example: "a barely furnished room"
[syn: scantily, barely]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Barely \Bare"ly\, adv.
   1. Without covering; nakedly.
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   2. Without concealment or disguise.
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   3. Merely; only.
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            R. For now his son is duke.
            W. Barely in title, not in revenue.   --Shak.
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   4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of
      quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there
      was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

barely
    adv 1: only a very short time before; "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 [syn: barely,
           hardly, just, scarcely, scarce]
    2: in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" [syn:
       scantily, barely]