Dictionary
bare•ly
Pronunciation: (bâr'lē), [key]—
adv.
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.
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