Barely and Excessively

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Barely

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
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Excessively is an antonym for barely.
Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Excessively

Excessively adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.
Usage example: noise from the party was excessively loud
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Barely is an antonym for excessively.
Nearby Words: excessive, excess
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  • Marvel as the excessively-clean mother puts up with a family who barely ever cleans!
    Source: Series / Wife Swap
  • Audio Play / Doctor Who Audio Visuals Although the Audio Visuals productions were in violation of copyright, The BBC chose to look the other way.Unusually for a fan production, the series barely even mentioned the events of televised Who, let alone got excessively into it.
    Source: Audio Play / Doctor Who Audio Visuals
  • Videogame Flamethrowers Suck Played mostly straight in Resistance: Fall of Man: the flamethrower might be ridiculously deadly, but ammo is excessively thin on the ground, the range is short, and in multiplayer it barely scratches humans.
    Source: Videogame Flamethrowers Suck
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