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bare·ly

barely

 
 
pronunciation:
beIr li
part of speech: adverb
definition: "Barely" means only a very little. When you barely hear a noise, you can hear it only very slightly. You almost cannot hear it at all.
Speak louder! I can barely hear you.When Sarah got the toast out of the toaster, it was barely brown, so she put it in again.
synonyms:
hardly, just
antonyms:
easily, extremely, well
similar words:
little, slightly