barely

Words with a similar base: barely

'barely'

[barely.r.01] as in: only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats

Examples:
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

'barely'

[scantily.r.01] as in: in a sparse or scanty way

Examples:
a barely furnished room

Origins

					barely (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── bare (English)
    ├── barian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── bær (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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