Definitions for barely

barely bare·ly

Spelling: [bair-lee]
IPA: /ˈbɛər li/

Barely is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in barely (abelry).

Definitions for barely

adverb

  1. only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not:
  2. without disguise or concealment; openly:
  3. scantily; meagerly; sparsely.
  4. Archaic. merely.

Origin of barely

before 950; Middle English; Old English bærlīce. See bare1, -ly

Examples for barely

Throughout all the stories of loss and pain with the Chief, there was barely a trace of emotion.

Andrew was barely in time to save the contents of the sack from her teeth.

We were barely into the appetizer when he asked a fairly basic question—where did my family live?

Is his pronunciation of English words any thing but barely intelligible?

The star of the film was Glenn Ford, but I barely noticed him.

Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.

Yet here he was, barely of age, and almost soured by disappointments.

I got all worried up about him, barely peckin' at a crumb or two.

You have barely finished your experiments, and now you're planning my ruin.

But even when the jet will be able to shoot its gun, the F-35 barely carries enough ammunition to make the weapon useful.

Word Value for barely
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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