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barely

Letters that make barely

a, b, e, l, r, y are letters that make 'barely'

Words within barely

el, BA, re, Ba, are, ar, rely, EL, bare, bar, BAR, AR, Re, Ar are words within 'barely'

Anagrams of barely

bleary, barley are anagrams of 'barely'

barely is a 6 letter word starting with b
barely is a 6 letter word ending with y

2 possible definitions for 'barely'

Barely as "in a sparse or scanty way"

Under this definition, barely is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scantily has the same meaning as barely

Pertain to barely

bare(a), scanty, spare pertain to 'barely'.

Example of barely used within this context

"a barely furnished room"

Barely as "only a very short time before"

Under this definition, barely is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scarce, just, hardly, scarcely have the same meaning as 'barely'

Example of barely used within this context

"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