BARELY

adv.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.

adv.

Without covering; nakedly.

2.

adv.

Without concealment or disguise.

3.

adv.

Merely; only. R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not in revenue. Shak.

4.

adv.

But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.

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