The meaning of BARELY is in a meager manner : plainly. How to use barely in a sentence.

They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship. The writing on the tombstone was …

Synonyms for BARELY: slightly, just, narrowly, hardly, scarcely, almost, marginally, nearly; Antonyms of BARELY: well, significantly, substantially, considerably, quite, easily, definitely, vastly

You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the …

Something barely there is hardly there at all. If there are barely any leaves on the trees, then winter is right around the corner. Barely is a word meaning hardly, nearly, scarcely, or marginally.

Definition of barely adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty. He could barely read and write. The music was barely audible. She was barely able to stand. We barely had time to catch the train. in a way that almost does not happen or exist. She barely acknowledged his presence.

Barely is an adverb. It has a totally different meaning from bare. You use barely to say that something is only just true or possible. For example, if you can barely do something, you can only just do it. If something is barely noticeable, you can only just notice it. It was so dark we could barely see. His whisper was barely audible. Be Careful!

BARELY meaning: 1 : hardly or scarcely used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen; 2 : used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, length, etc.

barely / ˈbɛəlɪ / adv. only just; scarcely: barely enough for their needs; informal not quite; nearly: barely old enough; scantily; poorly: barely furnished; archaic openly; USAGE

He had barely enough money to pay for the car. They gave the facts to him barely. scantily; meagerly; sparsely. Archaic. merely. See hardly. Examples have not been reviewed. At 26-0, …