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barely
Overview of adv barely
The adv barely has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (11) barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce -- (by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats)
2. (2) scantily, barely -- (in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room")
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Synonyms of adv barely
2 senses of barely
Sense 1
barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce
Sense 2
scantily, barely
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Domain of adv barely
Domain Terms of adv barely
Familiarity of adv barely
barely used as an adverb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adv barely
barely
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