n a sparse or scanty way; " a barely furnished room"

by a small margin; " 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

in a sparse or scanty way; " a barely furnished room"

Without covering; nakedly.

Without concealment or disguise.

Merely; only.

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.

Only just; scarcely; boldly; plainly.

In a bare manner.

" Of course," he replied quickly, " I know you and Mae never agree, that you barely stand each other. – Mae Madden by Mary Murdoch Mason

Then Marguerite heard in a whisper so soft that it barely reached her ears, I love you! – With Hoops of Steel by Florence Finch Kelly

She looked barely twenty. – Black Rock by Ralph Connor

That was barely fast enough!" – Legacy by James H Schmitz

" He barely touched him," was the disappointed reply of one. – John March, Southerner by George W. Cable

But it barely, faintly belongs to me. – The Lost Art of Reading by Gerald Stanley Lee

I do not think you to blame- barely; not in my sight; though no man living would have suffered as I should. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith

She could barely hear the answer. – Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly

You ain't got but barely enough for yourself!" – Hillsboro People by Dorothy Canfield

It is just barely possible that everything can be helped; that a man could always have done differently if he had begun soon enough. – The Goose Man by Jacob Wassermann

It was then barely half- past five. – Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. OE. Somerville Martin Ross

When it was barely ten feet above him he saw that the object was no man, but a square case. – The Slave Of The Lamp by Henry Seton Merriman

" They're making noises," said Slim, in a whisper which was barely audible. – Youth by Isaac Asimov

It seemed I had barely closed my eyes when a rough hand shook me again into consciousness. – My Lady of the North by Randall Parrish

Then, this evening, barely two hours ago, he came up to my room and had a long talk, and while he was trying to get some information from me about a matter that I know nothing about- for I swear, papa, that I had nothing whatever to do with the robbery- he came up to me and took hold of me as a man does when he wants to make up to a woman. – Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre Marcel Allain

When I said 'treason, ' just now- It might barely be possible- Oh, what? – One Way by Miriam Allen deFord