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barely

[bair-lee] / ˈbɛər li /
ADJECTIVE
not quite
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Zimmer: I can barely watch one on an iPad because I still feel guilty about not getting the full effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

We have barely enough furniture to fill half of it; we buy a new mattress without a bed frame and sleep on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower, but barely, with a 0.2% loss.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Today's commercial humanoid robots can barely handle warehouse packing let alone open a door, says Fankhauser.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I can barely fathom that it’s happening at all.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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