Barely and Wholly

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Barely adverb - By a very small margin.

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

Nearby Words: bare, bareness

Wholly adverb - To a full extent or degree.

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Barely and wholly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barely" instead an adverb "Wholly".

Grey and Gray Morality: There's really barely a single wholly unsympathetic character in the movie.

Source: Film / Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
In Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, there's really barely a single wholly unsympathetic character in the entire film.

Source: Grey and Gray Morality aka: Gray And Grey Morality

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