( 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. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012