Barely
Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
Moderately and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Moderately" instead an adverb "Barely".
Moderately
Moderately adverb - To some degree or extent.
Barely and moderately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Moderately".
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- In Crisis Core, Zack fights against a not-so-moderately sized army of Shinra Grunts (complete with artillery and air support) to protect a barely-functional Cloud, knowing that he's most likely going to die.
Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Video Games
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