barely

barely has 6 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• adv.. Without covering; nakedly.
• adv.. Without concealment or disguise.
• adv.. Merely; only.
• adv.. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.
• adv.. only a very short time before; "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
• adv.. in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"