Barely and Enormously

Barely

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

Enormously is an antonym for barely.

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Enormously

Enormously adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: an enormously entertaining film

Barely is an antonym for enormously.

Nearby Words: enormous, enormity

Both words in one sentence

  • Discworld / Monstrous Regiment She's so enormously fat (first described in the text as something resembling a planet) and mannish, she barely has to take any measures to hide that she's actually a woman.
  • It's considered a Dangerous Forbidden Technique because it consumes so many nutrients that the user dies; however, Choji is so enormously fat that he has barely enough energy to survive, and becomes comically skinny in an instant.
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