barely
/ˈbɛrli/
adverb
- By a very small margin; almost not.
- He barely escaped the fire before the roof collapsed.
- The plant barely survived the winter without water.
- She barely had enough money to buy the bus ticket.
- Only a very short time before; just recently.
- We had barely sat down when the movie started.
- The sun had barely risen when the birds began to sing.
- I had barely finished my homework when my friend called.
- In a way that is simple and without extra things; scarcely.
- The old house was barely standing after the storm.
- He spoke barely above a whisper, so I could hardly hear him.
- The room was barely furnished with just a bed and a chair.
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