Adequately
Adequately adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Barely and adequately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Adequately".
Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Adequately and barely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adequately" instead an adverb "Barely".
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The levels of Iraqi fail in this war can barely be adequately described in text.
Source: Useful Notes / IranIraq War
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