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Adverb: barely  behrlee
  1. Only a very short time before
    "they could barely hear the speaker"
    - hardly, just, scarcely, scarce
     
  2. In a sparse or scanty way
    "a barely furnished room"
    - scantily

See also: bare

Encyclopedia: Barely

Nearest

bared
barefaced
barefacedly
barefoot
barefooted
barehanded
bareheaded
bare-knuckle
bare-knuckled
barelegged
barely
bareness
Barents Sea
barf
bargain
bargain down
bargain hunter
bargain rate
bargainer
bargaining
bargaining chip