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barely

/ˈbeɚli/

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adverb

hardly or scarcely - used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen

I barely recognized you with your hair cut short.

He could barely walk/read/write.

His voice was barely audible above the sound of the river.

The boat was barely visible off the coast.

We barely [=almost do not] have enough money to pay the bills.

I barely [=almost do not] have time to eat my lunch.

He barely made his flight. [=he almost was too late for his flight]

b - used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, length, etc.

The movie is (just) barely an hour long.

He's barely a teenager.

She's barely four feet tall.

Barely 50 percent of the population voted.

c - used to say that something reached a specifed condition or happened only a short time before

The paint is barely dry.

They had barely [=just] set up the tents when it started to rain.

almost not at all

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

I barely knew him.

almost not

There are barely any new features in this software.

There is barely a difference between the two.