Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Distinctly and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distinctly" instead an adverb "Barely".
Distinctly
Distinctly adverb - In a distinct and distinguishable manner.
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Synonyms for Distinctly
Barely and distinctly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Distinctly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extremely and barely
- extremely and distinctly
- precisely and barely
- precisely and distinctly
- directly and barely
- directly and distinctly
- absolutely and barely
- absolutely and distinctly
- outright and barely
- outright and distinctly
- alone and barely
- alone and distinctly
- individually and barely
- individually and distinctly
Both words in one sentence
- But in Deep Space Nine Federation troops fighting the Dominion are lugging around these huge phaser rifles that fire little bullet-like pops of energy that can barely put a hole in a wall, leading to many combat scenes distinctly similar to their major competing franchise.
Source: Forgot About His Powers -
Considering that they are barely acquainted, Julia is distinctly weirded out by the gesture.
Source: I Kiss Your Hand - It only barely increased the surface area of the Vaus, was distinctly smaller than both the Extend powerup or the Image/Illusion powerup (the latter was longest, but only active while in motion), and there was a gap between the two Vaus units that the ball could fall through, costing a life.
Source: Video Game / Arkanoid
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