Definitions for barely
ˈbɛər libare·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarceadverb

   only a very short time before

   "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

2. scantily, barelyadverb

   in a sparse or scanty way

   "a barely furnished room"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barelyadverb

   By a small margin.

2. barelyadverb

   Almost not at all.

3. barelyadverb

   merely.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barelyadverb

   Etymology: from bare.

   1. Nakedly.2. Merely; only; without any thing more.

   The external administration of his word is as well by reading barely the Scripture, as by explaining the same. Richard Hooker.

   The duke of Lancaster is dead;
   And living too, for now his son is duke ——
   —— Barely in title, not in revenue. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   He barely nam’d the street, promis’d the wine;
   But his kind wife gave me the very sign. John Donne.

   Where the balance of trade barely pays for commodities with commodities, there money must be sent, or else the debts cannot be paid. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. barely

   Bareilly ( (listen)) is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city lies in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, about 252 kilometres (157 mi) north west of the state capital, Lucknow, and 265 kilometres (165 mi) east of the national capital, New Delhi. With a population of 898,167 in 2011, it is the eighth most populous city in the state, seventeenth in northern India and fifty-fourth in India. It is located on the bank of Ramganga River and is the site of the Ramganga Barrage built for canal irrigation. The earliest settlement in what is now Bareilly was established in 1537 by Jagat Singh Katehriya who named it 'Bans-Bareli' after his two sons Bansaldev and Bareldev. The town came under the rule of Mughals in 1569 and had become the capital of a local pargana by 1596. The foundation of the modern city of Bareilly was laid by Mughal governor Mukrand Rai in 1657, and in 1658, it became the seat of the governor of Budaun. The weakening of Mughal Empire lead to the rise of the Kingdom of Rohilkhand, of which Bareilly was a major centre. The city came under the control of Oudh State in 1774 after the fall of Rohillas in the First Rohilla War and was then ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of Oudh in 1801. A Military station was established in 1811 to the south of the city, where a fort was constructed in 1816. Bareilly was freed by the rebels during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and remained independent under the rule of Khan Bahadur Khan until it was re-annexed by the British in 1858. Bareilly is renowned for being the place of origin of the Barelvi Movement, a Sunni Islamic movement formed by notable scholar Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qadri to counter the growing influence of Wahabism. His shrine, located at the Bareilly Sharif Dargah, is visited by millions every year on the occasion of Urs-e-Razavi. More recently, the city has been known as Nath Nagri due to the presence of several ancient Shiva temples. It is a centre for furniture manufacturing and trade in cotton, cereal and sugar. Bareilly is one of the 100 Smart Cities being developed in India, and is one of the counter magnet cities of the National Capital Region (NCR). The city is served by the Bareilly Airport which has direct flight connectivity with Delhi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Bangalore. The Bareilly Junction railway station, located in the city is among the Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways while Izzatnagar is the divisional headquarters of one of the three divisions of North Eastern Railways.

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1. barely

   Barely, as an adverb, refers to an action or condition that is only just or narrowly achieved, happening, or existing. It implies a minimal degree or amount, often suggesting that something is almost not happening or being accomplished at all.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Barelyadverb

   without covering; nakedly

2. Barelyadverb

   without concealment or disguise

3. Barelyadverb

   merely; only

4. Barelyadverb

   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

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'barely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3973

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'barely' in Adverbs Frequency: #277

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Anagrams for barely »

1. barley

2. bearly

3. bleary

How to pronounce barely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say barely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of barely in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of barely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of barely in a Sentence

1. The United:

   Donald Trump said the US needs faster networks and Donald Trump has realized the US is behind and I think Donald Trump message is clear and correct, huawei has barely existed in the The United States networks.

2. Margaret Cho:

   Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever.

3. Paul Nolte:

   Markets opened modestly lower after yesterday's big rally and then the ISM number came out just barely above 50, stocks are recovering a little bit, but it goes on the side of the ledger that indicates that the U.S. and the global economies are certainly not growing at a robust rate.

4. Sara Benincasa:

   I ’m 34 and I ’m just barely hanging onto what the college kids are talking about, plus, every college is different.

5. Allan Marks:

   I'm third generation Angelino, and I remember growing up as a kid when the skies were just... you could barely see across the street.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=barely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Barely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=barely
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barely
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=barely