Barely and Plainly

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Barely

Barely adverb - By a very small margin.
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Plainly and barely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plainly" instead an adverb "Barely".
Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Plainly

Plainly adverb - In an honest and direct manner.
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Barely and plainly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Plainly".
Nearby Words: plain, plainness

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  • Literature / 2666 It's described plainly and barely lasts a paragraph.
    Source: Literature / 2666
  • Video Game / Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth aka: Persona Q If you even know this before he reveals it, you can plainly see the FOE lost the clothing while holding him captive, though Kanji's body barely blocks where it used to be.
    Source: Video Game / Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth aka: Persona Q
  • Special Effect Failure The least of the barely finished BIONICLE: The Game's problems are goofs during which parts of the character models become plainly see-through, mostly under their armor pads and the back of Onua's head during his first cutscene.
    Source: Special Effect Failure
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