Barely and Solely

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Barely

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

Solely

Solely adverb - For nothing other than.
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Barely and solely are semantically related in only topic. You can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Solely".
Nearby Word: sole

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  • She even tries to crash a wedding of two people she barely knows solely to be the center of attention.
    Source: Attention Whore / Western Animation
  • Hermione's rape in In This World and the Next is very similar, in that it happens solely to motivate Harry to kill the perpetrator (a literal Ron the Death Eater) and is barely mentioned after the first chapter, and Hermione's own reaction to it is never explored.
    Source: Collateral Angst aka: Collateral Damage
  • The Space Marines: psychotic butchers driven solely by hatred for everything nonhuman (and yet barely human themselves), or noble paladins of the Emperor and defenders of all humanity's goodness?
    Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Tabletop Games
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