barely

bare·ly

adv

Definition of BARELY

1

: in a meager manner : plainly <a barely furnished room>

2

: scarcely, hardly <barely enough money for lunch>

Examples of BARELY

1. We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.
2. There are barely any new features in this software.
3. There is barely a difference between the two.

First Known Use of BARELY

before 12th century

Related to BARELY

Synonyms: just, hardly, marginally, narrowly, scarcely, slightly

Antonyms: considerably, significantly, substantially, vastly, well

Related Words: minimally, minutely, scantly; almost, approximately, closely, more or less, nearly, partly, plus or minus, roughly, somewhat

Near Antonyms: definitely, easily, plainly, positively, quite, unquestionably; abundantly, completely, copiously, fully, generously, greatly

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Rhymes with BARELY

fairly, ferlie, rarely, sparely, squarely