Barely - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈberlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word barely
Brit.  |ˈbeəlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word barely

adverb

- only a very short time before (syn: hardly, just, scarce, scarcely)
- almost not (syn: hardly, scarce, scarcely)
she barely seemed to notice him
we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles
- by a little (syn: just)
it was barely 5 a.m.
the network has barely 5 percent of viewers

Extra examples

We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.

There are barely any new features in this software.

There is barely a difference between the two.

She was very old and barely able to walk.

Mary had barely enough money to live on.

His voice was barely audible.

She could barely understand English.

She was barely aware of his presence.

Joe and his brother are barely on speaking terms.

Graham had barely finished his coffee when Henry returned.

Nowadays the village has barely 100 inhabitants.

We could barely make out some figures moving in the mist.

The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.

There was barely a mention of the plan's possible dangers.

She was barely civil to me.

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