- By a very little; hardly: could barely see the road in the fog.
- In a scanty manner; sparsely: a barely furnished room.
Dictionary:
bare·ly (bâr'lē) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: barely |
| Antonyms: barely |
| Word Tutor: barely |
There was barely enough pie for all the guests.
| Translations: Barely |
Dansk (Danish)
adv. - med nød og næppe, lige akkurat
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Nederlands (Dutch)
nauwelijks, schaars
Français (French)
adv. - à peine, tout juste, pauvrement, sans détails
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μόλις (και μετά βίας), σχεδόν καθόλου
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Português (Portuguese)
adv. - abertamente, somente, escassamente
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Русский (Russian)
едва, не более чем
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Español (Spanish)
adv. - apenas, escasamente, meramente
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Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - knappt, med nöd och näppe
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
仅仅, 勉强, 贫乏地, 几乎没有, 光秃秃地
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 僅僅, 勉強, 貧乏地, 幾乎沒有, 光禿禿地
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한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 겨우, 거의~없는, 드러내놓고
日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - かろうじて, 乏しく
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العربيه (Arabic)
(ظرف) بالكاد
עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - אך, בקושי, בצמצום
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