barely

bare·ly

adverb

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

Rhymes with BARELY

fairly, ferlie, rarely, sparely, squarely