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- pronunciation:
- beIr
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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
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