Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Intensely
Intensely adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the senate race was intensely close
Both words in one sentence
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Or, he is asked to deliver the eulogy, and struggles because he either barely knew the deceased or hated them intensely.
Source: The Fun in Funeral
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