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- Dictionarybarely/ˈbɛːli/
adverb
- 1. only just; almost not: "she nodded, barely able to speak"
- 2. in a simple and sparse way: "their barely furnished house"
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by the smallest amount; only just: There was barely enough room for the two of them. The dark line of the mountains was barely visible against the night sky. (Definition of barely from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of barely. barely.
Barely definition: only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not. See examples of BARELY used in a sentence.
The meaning of BARELY is in a meager manner : plainly. How to use barely in a sentence.
1. only just; scarcely: barely enough for their needs. 2. informal not quite; nearly: barely old enough. 3. scantily; poorly: barely furnished. 4. archaic openly.
adverb. us / ˈber.li / uk / ˈbeə.li / Add to word list. B2. by the smallest amount: 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. Synonyms. hardly (ONLY JUST) scarce literary old-fashioned. scarcely (ONLY JUST) Fewer examples.
(beəʳli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B2. 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 room. His voice was barely audible. She was an elfin-like girl who looked barely 10 years old.
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. If there is barely a dusting of snow, there is hardly any snow at all.
Definition of barely adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning of barely – Learner’s Dictionary. barely. adverb. uk / ˈbeəli / us. Add to word list. B2. only just: He was barely alive when they found him. Barely 18, Lee was sent out to fight in the Gulf. (Definition of barely from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of barely. in Chinese (Traditional)
Dictionary Meanings. Barely Definition. bârlē. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adverb. Filter. adverb. By a very little; hardly. Could barely see the road in the fog. American Heritage. Without covering or disguise; plainly. Stating the unpleasant facts barely. Webster's New World. In a scanty manner; sparsely.
