Barely and Chiefly

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Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

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Chiefly is an antonym for barely.

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Chiefly adverb - For the most part.

Usage example: our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies

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Barely is an antonym for chiefly.

Nearby Word: chief

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