Dictionary entry

Barely

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bare″ly, adv. 1. Without covering; nakedly.

2. Without concealment or disguise.

3. Merely; only.

R. For now his son is duke.

W.Barely in title, not in revenue.

Shak.

4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.