Barely | Mean of barely in English Dictionary

/ˈbeɚli/

• hardly or scarcely
1. I barely recognized you with your hair cut short.
2. He could barely walk/read/write.
3. His voice was barely audible above the sound of the river.
4. The boat was barely visible off the coast.
5. We barely [=almost do not] have enough money to pay the bills.
6. I barely [=almost do not] have time to eat my lunch.
7. He barely made his flight. [=he almost was too late for his flight]
• almost not at all
1. We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.
2. I barely knew him.
• almost not
1. There are barely any new features in this software.
2. There is barely a difference between the two.