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Adverb
/ˈbe(ə)rlē/,
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Only just; almost not,
  1. Only just; almost not
    • - she nodded, barely able to speak
    • - a barely perceptible pause
  2. Only a short time before
    • - they had barely sat down when forty policemen swarmed in
  3. In a simple and sparse way
    • - their barely furnished house
  4. Openly; explicitly

  1. only a very short time before; "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. scantily: in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"
  3. Barally is a city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand. It is a center for the manufacture of furniture and for trade in cotton, grain, and sugar. ...
  4. By a small margin; Almost not at all; merely
  5. just; certainly not more than (a particular amount, age, time, etc.).