Synonym: hardly, just, scarcely. Similar words: barrel, rely, rely on, entirely, severely, relatively, bar, bare. Meaning: ['beəlɪ] 
adv. 1. by a small margin 2. in a sparse or scanty way.
adv. 1. by a small margin 2. in a sparse or scanty way. 
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121, He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.
122, Evans could barely contain his delight: "I'm so proud of her," he said.
123, Are you really thinking of leaving Kevin for a guy you barely know?
124, This unusual building barely fits the definition of a house.
125, It was sleeting so hard we could barely see for 30 yards.
126, She was barely recognizable as the girl I had known at school.
127, The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
128, One man was so drunk as to be barely conscious.
129, She could barely survive on the pittance she received as a pension.
130, The local people plied me with beer, until I could barely move.
131, Santa Maria di Castellabate is barely mentioned in guidebooks; therein lies its charm.
131, Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
132, She could barely survive on the pittance she received as a widow's pension.
133, It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat.
134, He was barely 30 and in the prime of life.
135, Hearing what he said, I could barely keep my anger kenneled.
136, She had been so terrifically busy that she barely had time to sleep.
137, The firm barely covers costs; it hasn't made a profit for years.
138, It was a very minor incident and barely made the news.
139, They barely earn enough to maintain themselves and their four children.
140, When Mike lost his job, we could barely make ends meet.
141, He leant against her so heavily that she could barely sustain his weight.
142, Barely had I set foot in the street when I realised I was lost.
143, I barely recognized the bedraggled figure who staggered in from the storm.
144, Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th.
145, Tony can barely boil an egg, much less cook dinner.
146, The old dog could barely whimper and seemed close to death.
147, He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.
148, The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open.
149, The branches of the trees were barely showing their first tint of green.
150, I find some of the place - names barely pronounceable.