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barely

bare·ly [ bérlee ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
1. to very limited extent: scarcely or almost not
They had barely enough money to pay the rent.
She had barely sat down when the phone rang.

2. simply and without decoration: sparsely or simply, with no adornments
a barely furnished office


Word Usage

See hardly.

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