Barely and Closely

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Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

Usage example: we barely made it to the church on time

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Closely and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Closely" instead an adverb "Barely".

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Closely adverb - To a close degree.

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Barely and closely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Closely".

Nearby Words: close, closeness, closer

The Royal Robe equipment shows what they looked like before their deaths, and you can just barely see their faces if you look closely at the coffins beneath the fountains in Forbidden Floor.

Source: Video Game / Malicious
If you look very closely, you can just barely make out the title of the album hidden in all those thin white lines.

Source: Music / Vespertine
It's said that even when he does speak, he does so only barely louder than a whisper, and you have to listen closely to hear him.

Source: The Quiet One

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