HyperDic: barely

English > 3 senses of the word barely:
ADVERBallbarely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarceonly a very short time before
allbarely, hardly, scarcely, scarcealmost not
allbarely, justby a little
barely > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'rliy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > barely: 3 senses > adverb 1
MeaningOnly a very short time before.
Example"they could barely hear the speaker"
Synonymshardly, just, scarcely, scarce
Spanishapenas
English > barely: 3 senses > adverb 2
Meaningalmost not.
Synonymshardly, scarcely, scarce
Spanishapenas, difícilmente, escasamente
English > barely: 3 senses > adverb 3
MeaningBy a little.
Examples
  • "it was barely 5 a.m."
  • "the network has barely 5 percent of viewers"
Synonymjust

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