TOEFL IELTS barely Definition Hardly; only just; by the narrowest margin. Example "He barely passed the exam after studying all night." Sign in to save TOEFL Quiz → IELTS Quiz → ← bare bargain → Study tips featuring "barely" Map Each Word Into a Connected Network Audit Your Own Writing for Lexical Resource Track How TOEFL Words Behave With Others Related words TOEFL brighten GRE abash GRE abate GRE abbreviate GRE abbreviation SAT abdicate GRE abduct SAT abet GRE abhor GRE abide SAT abject TOEFL ablaze