Associations to the word «Barely»

Wiktionary

BARELY, adverb. (degree) By a small margin.
BARELY, adverb. (degree) Almost not at all.
BARELY, adverb. (archaic) merely.

Dictionary definition

BARELY, adverb. Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats.
BARELY, adverb. In a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room".

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain