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barely
[
bair
-lee
]
Example Sentences
Origin
bare·ly
/
ˈbɛər
li
/
Show Spelled
[
bair
-lee
]
Show IPA
adverb
1.
only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not:
He had barely enough money to pay for the car.
2.
without disguise or concealment; openly:
They gave the facts to him barely.
3.
scantily; meagerly; sparsely.
4.
Archaic
.
merely.
Origin:
before 950;
Middle English;
Old English
bærlīce.
See
bare
1
,
-ly
Can be confused:
barely,
hardly
,
scarcely
(see synonym and usage notes at
hardly
).
Usage note
1.
See
hardly.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Example Sentences
Jacobs
barely
makes contact with another player during the sequence.
Networking with peers in the evenings typically means
barely
seeing her daughter and her husband, also a graduate.
Brazil's security apparatus was built by the generals and has
barely
been reformed.
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Jacobs
barely
makes contact with another player during the sequence.
Networking with peers in the evenings typically means
barely
seeing her daughter and her husband, also a graduate.
Brazil's security apparatus was built by the generals and has
barely
been reformed.
As the name suggests, western springbeauty blooms in the spring,
barely
waiting for the snow to melt.
When the going gets tough, some people
barely
notice.
Often
barely
three feet wide and half that deep, the lowly acequia is a hand-dug, lovingly maintained ditch.
Cuttings are easily rooted: let dry for a few days, then plant in sandy soil and keep
barely
moist until new growth appears.
Mega-large,
barely
portable computers continue to trickle onto the market.
Germany is in many ways in the eye of the storm, with
barely
a hint of the winds swirling nearby.
Barely
one in six ninth-graders make it to an undergraduate degree.
In hard hit markets, the boost provided by the tax credit only
barely
managed to halt rapid decline.
Tales of unsuspecting travelers who
barely
made it home.
She stood
barely
more than a meter tall and had a brain the size of a chimpanzee's.
It's
barely
sunrise, but the alleys are already in chaos.
Water when soil is
barely
moist, and turn plant regularly so light reaches all sides.
Imagine a stylus
barely
longer than the first knuckle of your thumb.
Children,
barely
at the stage of walking, were not spared forced labor or punishment.
Consumers are also perking up, though compared with firms they had
barely
cut back.
Describing it as merely awesome
barely
does it justice.
Solar cells made from cheap, plastic polymer
barely
capture the energy in sunlight.
To say that the doctor's collection claimed every inch of the apartment is an exaggeration-but
barely
.
Useful for naturalizing at woodland edges or in
barely
maintained areas.
But those measures seem to have
barely
moved the needle.
Calgary is so cold one can
barely
go outside for half the year.
Most of the dead were in the delta, where farm families sleeping in shacks
barely
above sea level were swept to their deaths.
His fear caused his academic performance to be
barely
average.
There are a lot of people that are part of the same ethnic group that
barely
respond to this division.
Pale lilac to white flowers appear in spikelike clusters
barely
taller than the leaves.
On his first day he had six interviews and
barely
had time to get lunch.
Years of
barely
rising incomes and huge tax burdens have made them an unhappy lot.
Others
barely
have rooms for themselves and their children.
In the open sea, they are an almost undetectable swell, often
barely
inches high.
Yet modern readers
barely
have time to read their e-mail, let alone tackle a million word masterpiece.
Barely
cooked corn is paired with crisp radishes, greens, and a zesty shallot-Dijon dressing.
Now, with the election
barely
four months away, the water is growing choppier.
It was amazing to see how a place that's
barely
been touched by man can thrive.
As soon as the ulcer forms, you can
barely
move that part of the body.
Soon they found themselves with a daughter and a son and
barely
enough income to make ends meet.
There was
barely
room for two stools at the counter end.
The spreads on other types of debt, such as corporate bonds, had
barely
shifted.
As you near your destination, the sun hangs beneath the span of the bridge,
barely
above the sea's surface.
Tangled, ghostly limbs
barely
tickle the water's surface from below.
Two black dots appeared in the distance,
barely
visible through swirling snow.
If the wallpaper comes off easily, you'll
barely
break a sweat.
Barely
an hour later, her wall and message box were crammed with comments, suggestions-and the name of the hotel.
From rotten shark to bull penis, watch as people prepare and eat dishes other cultures can
barely
imagine.
Scientific consensus is
barely
useful in too many cases.
In the first, which lasted
barely
a year, sacred practices and ritual objects were often depicted in a representational style.
One great way is to make this
barely
warm tomato and white-bean stew a quick staple for back-to-school evenings.
All of which kept the economy growing in the fourth quarter-but only
barely
.
The robot was built for three levels of crouching, from
barely
crouching to a deep-seated squat.
Barely
a decade ago scientists who study how planets form had to base their theory on a single example-our solar system.
We're the last ones on the road and we've
barely
seen anyone all day.
Teachers have gone on strike on five days of a school year that has
barely
begun.
The smaller cub was still cautious,
barely
peeking its head out from underneath mom.
Barely
a month goes by without some newly uncovered fraudulent image making it into the news.
I've watched a young friend
barely
old enough to write turn them out by the stack.
Investors were so anxious for yield that they
barely
distinguished between good and bad credits.
They'd
barely
gotten home before a second team went deeper.
By the end of high school she was
barely
making it through.
Barely
visible, spiderlike insects hang out on leaf undersides, often weaving delicate webs.
Barely
a week goes by without some form of industrial action.
Haitians must repay the loans they
barely
saw, once again crippling the nation s economy.
For example, if your soil sample is powder dry on top and
barely
damp below, it's time to water.
Mow slowly to keep from disturbing the
barely
set roots.
The flowers last forever, too, and
barely
fade even when they're beginning to form seeds.
Seeds that will
barely
dent when bitten are sufficiently dry.
He was
barely
touched, but the car went down in a heap.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" georgia_guy.
Others are
barely
coming to grips with the implications.
His unsmiling expression
barely
hinted at his inner exhilaration.
Many retailers said they would
barely
increase their seasonal jobs from the low level of last year.
In the space of a couple of decades the country has gone from
barely
touching a drop to become the.
Sudan is capitalizing on high global food prices at a time when millions there
barely
have enough to eat.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" inthelab.
Futures and options markets for equities either do not exist locally or
barely
trade.
Now that's precision measurement: the electron is a perfect sphere, give or take
barely
one part in a million billion.
Oscar
barely
tolerates anyone on the ward who's not hours away from death, says the article.
The mile-long swim took her a half-hour, and she was
barely
able to make it up the bank, shaking.
Students work with bare hands, standing on stone floors, with
barely
a computer or fire extinguisher in sight.
Most of them would much rather have money in their hands today than put it aside for a retirement which they can
barely
imagine.
We can
barely
even imagine the existence of a technology that could take us to another star, let alone do.
Life is possible without music and light, but only
barely
.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" goldenapple.
But
barely
a third of the audience opted to watch the boy wizard battle his snake-faced foe in three dimensions.
The men walk fast, glancing down from time to time but
barely
breaking stride to observe the ground for tracks.
We
barely
have the money to do the things that are necessary.
Today's computer scientists can
barely
contain their excitement as they imagine what is now possible.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" magistra.
Barely
out of her teens when she released her first.
What he or she may not know is that at those
barely
subfreezing temperatures, the crystals take the shape of small plates.
All that nutrition and energy vanishes with
barely
a trace.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" professor_pat.
National politicians and their proxies have
barely
tried to explain the question on the ballot to voters.
We have
barely
even begun to see how well many of these technologies can perform.
If you consider gadgets' impact on humanity, wireless devices
barely
scratch the surface.
Sometimes a lawyer can
barely
get a sentence out before the questioners leave her in quivers.
And the pain will continue: a careful look at the numbers suggests that the process of deleveraging has
barely
begun.
The river slips southward with
barely
a murmur, unnoticed by many who live.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" antiphon1.
The selection in many vending machines has
barely
changed, if it has changed at all, in a generation.
The asteroid appears to be a low-density collection
barely
held together by its own low gravity.
It's sad to see everything changed, you can
barely
recognize some of the streets, but the memories will last a lifetime.
Two weeks ago he would
barely
acknowledge me, now he wants to go with me everywhere.
But that is small comfort to the poor in many other countries where poverty has
barely
budged.
My seat was
barely
visible across the cabin, against a window in the next to last row.
The one at the top is huge, the other two have
barely
grown from their original size.
Some have such brief tenures that they
barely
accomplish anything at all.
Barely
legible on its grimy walls a few weeks ago were cries for help.
With turmoil all around them, residents
barely
remember what life under a stable government is like.
If indeed you have
barely
repressed impulses to kill your grandparents please get help immediately.
They dive on wrecks where they can
barely
see and the bodies still have faces.
Tight finances have led to another year in which average pay
barely
increased, further eroding professors' buying power and.
Barely
a word about it has appeared in the national press.
Soldiers were packed in so tightly they could find no place to sleep and could
barely
stand.
The sleepers
barely
outperformed their sleepless peers in the first comparison:.
The openings are so small that ants could
barely
squeeze through.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" king_ghidorah.
Credible complaints that votes were bought in the countryside
barely
managed to taint his victory.
They usually have two grayish cubs with
barely
visible spots.
The thick blue rivers you see in the image above were either
barely
visible or completely invisible.
Add mixture to broth and rice mixture, and
barely
stir into soup.
The transition from life to death will be
barely
perceptible" losemygrip.
There was
barely
enough demand for the bonds to meet supply, even.
Even this far from shore the water is
barely
five feet deep.
Some cannons that hadn't undergone chemical treatment were
barely
recognizable.
We use
barely
any smoke, the girls stay calm, and everyone is happy.
Meanwhile the economy has
barely
limped back to growth.
The article
barely
touches on how humans would react given contact with other self-aware intelligent beings.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
barely
(ˈbɛəlɪ)
—
adv
1.
only just; scarcely:
barely enough for their needs
2.
informal
not quite; nearly:
barely old enough
3.
scantily; poorly:
barely furnished
4.
archaic
openly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
barely
O.E. bærlice "openly, clear, public;" see
bare
. Meaning "only, just" is recorded from late 15c.; that of "merely, simply" is from 1570s. In 15c. it also could mean "naked."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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