Meaning Of The Word Barely

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barely
If you say that one thing had barely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.
You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.

barely in American English
without covering or disguise; plainly
adverb: only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not

barely in British English
adverb: only just; scarcely

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