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Meaning
Adv
●
By a small margin.
●
Almost not at all.
●
merely.
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Origin
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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Etym
Synonyms
Hardly
Scarcely
Just
Rarely
Slightly
Only Just
Related
Practically
Didnt
Finally
Easily
Couldnt
Cant
Seldom
Dont
Briefly
Half
Faintly
Wont
Occasionally
Basically
Roughly
Little
Nearly
Vaguely
Momentarily
Kinda
Suddenly
Clearly
Literally
Nary
Probably
Just About
At All
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Rhymes
Barely
Fairly
Squarely
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