Barely and Lightly

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Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

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

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Lightly adverb - Without difficulty.

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Barely and lightly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Lightly".

Nearby Words: light, lighten, lightweight, lightness, lighter

To put it lightly: Uncanny X-Force is considered not only the best X-Force run, but also one of the best X-Men comics of all time, while everything that followed is barely remembered.

Source: Tough Act to Follow
Although theoretically capable of heavy armor, building the necessary skills is quite difficult, and she is typically barely to lightly armored.

Source: Video Game / Vindictus
Exposed to the Elements: Umbrella's Antarctic facility is clearly no longer heated, but lightly dressed Claire and Steve barely seem to notice.

Source: Video Game / Resident Evil Code: Veronica

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