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Adverb(1) (2) by a small margin(3) in a sparse or scanty way
Adjective(1) not quite

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(1) they had barely sat down when forty policemen swarmed in(2) Paulette's bedsheets had barely cooled down when her telephone rang, erasing the lazy smile that curled the corners of her mouth.(3) I write this story to you from my barely furnished two windowed room where I await the one thing I hold dearest to me.(4) It was really awful making a kid who could barely sit still as it was meditate daily.(5) their barely furnished house(6) she nodded, barely able to speak(7) When the reports arrived, black smoke was still pouring from the shelter, and the operation to recover bodies had barely begun.(8) She stood up and was shown to be attired in a short tan dress that barely reached her knees.(9) She nodded her head, barely able to keep the silly grin from her face.(10) However, Mr Selwood says the fear of being homeless has left him a broken man barely able to eat.(11) The smoke had barely cleared from the suicide bombing in Afghanistan this morning when right-wing pundits began their attempt to politically exploit the attack on or near Cheney.(12) Fished on a floating line, the flies are lobbed slightly upstream barely an arm's length from the rod.(13) she nodded, barely able to speak(14) they had barely sat down before forty policemen swarmed in(15) a barely perceptible pause(16) Why that album sat around doing barely any business for so many months is quite beyond me.
Related Words
(1) barely alive
Synonyms
Adverb
1. hardly
3. scarcely


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Christ, I barely even know
who you are,

Christ, I BARELY even know who you are,

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 14


Well, what is there to gossip about?
We barely have one!

Well, what is there to gossip about? We BARELY have one!

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 16


Barely a grunt.

BARELY a grunt.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 3


is marrying this woman
that he barely knows,

is marrying this woman that he BARELY knows,

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 4


why the hosts' stories
have barely changed in 30 years?

why the hosts' stories have BARELY changed in 30 years?

Westworld Season 2, Episode 7


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