Thesaurus: barely

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1. adv. Without covering; nakedly.
2. adv. Without concealment or disguise.
3. adv. Merely; only.
4. adv. 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.
5. adv. only a very short time before
6. adv. almost not
7. adv. by a little
8. 1. Without covering; nakedly. 2. Without concealment or disguise. 3. Merely; only. R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not in revenue. Shak. 4. 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.
9. r:100 r. only a very short time before