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barely definition

barely (ber′lē)

adverb

  1. without covering or disguise; plainly stating the unpleasant facts barely
  2. only just; no more than barely enough to eat
  3. meagerly; scantily a barely furnished room

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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