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What does barely mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word barely? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. (degree) By a small margin.
  2. (degree) Almost not at all.
  3. (archaic) merely.
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Wilfred could barely stand to see Jane's sparkling eyes and timid laughter wasted on that wretched English hag and her abominable beverages.
Mary looked up at her for a moment and spoke, her voice barely above a whisper.
Just then a short man waddled out of a nearby doorway, barely squeezing through.
When he tried to thank everyone for coming, he could barely talk above a whisper.
Agnes barely had enough concentration to focus on the jerkin she was mending.
There is barely an ounce of fat on his body, and he continues to make his team-mates look chubby.

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