Meaning of 'barely'

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Meaning of ‘barely’

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barely

adverb

only a very short time before

Example: "they could barely hear the speaker"

Synonyms: hardly just scarcely scarce

adverb

in a sparse or scanty way

Example: "a barely furnished room"

Synonyms: scantily

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