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/bˈɛrli/ Listen

adverb

Barely adv.

Without covering; nakedly.

Without concealment or disguise.

Merely; only. "R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not in revenue."

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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Etymology of 'Barely'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Barely" Quotes from Famous Books

... enough to order two bottles of wine at La Rebec's? You drank one with the boy, and I took barely three drops out of the one you put before me. But you paid for both of them without looking ...

— The Devil's Pool • George Sand

... many children, one was dedicated to the church; at first some benefice, barely sufficient to pay for the expenses of education, was obtained, and ultimately he became Prince, Abbe, or ...

— The Physiology of Taste • Brillat Savarin

... sheltered, but, as they proceeded, the shells hurtled away over their heads in rapid succession, and as the hissing missiles sped on their way, the men involuntarily ducked their heads as though to avoid them. The devoted little party had barely a hundred and fifty yards to go to reach the summit, but every foot of the way they knew they would be exposed to this ...

— Under the Rebel's Reign • Charles Neufeld

... too there would be terrible bitterness. How would she have fallen from her greatness when, barely forgiven by her father and mother for the vile sin which she had contemplated, she should consent to fill a common bridesmaid place at the nuptials of George Whitstable! And what would then be left to her in life? This episode of the Jew would make it quite impossible for ...

— The Way We Live Now • Anthony Trollope

... Below the parapet the verandah floor was heaped with old garden litter, rotten matting, dead or derelict bulbs, fibre, withies, and strawberry nets. It was Dougal's intention to pull up the ladder and hide it among the rubbish against the hour of departure. But Dickson had barely put his foot on the parapet when there was a sound of steps within the House ...

— Huntingtower • John Buchan

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