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from dictionary:
Main Entry: bare·ly
Function: adverb
Date: before 12th century
1 : in a meager manner : PLAINLY {a barely furnished room}
2 : SCARCELY, HARDLY {barely enough money for lunch}
from thesaurus:
Entry Word: barely
Function: adverb
Text: Synonyms JUST 2, hardly, scarce, scarcely
Contrasted Words amply; adequately, enough, sufficiently
[This message has been edited by Lane (edited 09-05-2001).]
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