Barely and Extra

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Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

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

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Extra adverb - To a great degree.

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Barely and extra are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Extra".

Well, in "Power to the Parrot", it does feature Aladdin and Jasmine, but they are Demoted to Extra and barely have any lines, let alone an impact on the plot, and become Plucky Comic Relief.

Source: Lower-Deck Episode
Large Ham: Sir Desselb, whose bubbles can barely fit his extra large, extra hammy speech.

Source: Just For Fun / TV Tropes The Webcomic
In Total Drama Action, the second season of Total Drama, Ezekiel, Eva, Noah, Katie, Tyler, Cody and Sadie were reduced to this (though arguably Ezekiel was barely more than an extra to begin with.)

Source: Demoted To Extra / Western Animation

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