˜yÐÄvlog

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barely

[ bair-lee ]

adverb

  1. only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not:

    He had barely enough money to pay for the car.

  2. without disguise or concealment; openly:

    They gave the facts to him barely.

  3. scantily; meagerly; sparsely.
  4. Archaic. merely.


barely

/ ˈ²úɛə±ôɪ /

adverb

  1. only just; scarcely

    barely enough for their needs

  2. informal.
    not quite; nearly

    barely old enough

  3. scantily; poorly

    barely furnished

  4. archaic.
    openly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

See hardly.
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Usage

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of barely1

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English ²úæ°ù±ôÄ«³¦±ð; bare 1, -ly
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It criticised the administration's "bragging and arrogance" and "its desire to declare 'huge breakthroughs' when the first steps have barely been taken".

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"If we don't have it, we can barely get a shower," said the 71-year-old retired joiner and manufacturer.

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Sometimes a painted street number, barely legible on the curb, sometimes not even that.

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"By the end of the holiday I couldn't sleep a wink from the pain, and by the time I got home I could barely walk."

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"We can no longer find things to eat like tomatoes, sugar or oil. They're not available. I can barely find one meal a day. Now, there are no charity food handouts."

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