| adv. | 1. | Without covering; nakedly. |
| 2. | Without concealment or disguise. | |
| 3. | Merely; only. | |
| 4. | But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; |
| Adv. | 1. | barely - by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats |
| 2. | barely - in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" Synonyms: scantily |
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