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acceptable reaching only a minimum level of adequacy; barely satisfactory; tolerable. [1/3 definitions]
adequate just barely good enough. [1/3 definitions]
blind as a bat barely able to see.
foul tip in baseball, a pitched ball that is barely tipped by the bat and is either caught by the catcher or deflected into the foul zone.
hardly almost not at all; barely; scarcely; only just. [1/2 definitions]
hill of beans (informal) something insignificant or barely worth consideration (used in negative constructions).
hint a barely noticeable quantity. [1/4 definitions]
ill only with difficulty; barely. [1/11 definitions]
just by a very small margin; barely. [1/12 definitions]
marginal barely above a minimum standard of quality. [2/4 definitions]
narrow barely adequate; close. [1/10 definitions]
near miss an instance of barely avoiding a collision, as of two automobiles or planes. [1/3 definitions]
pittance an allowance so small as to be insufficient or barely sufficient for expenses. [1/2 definitions]
scant barely enough in quantity or amount; very little. [3/6 definitions]
scanty barely adequate; meager. [1/2 definitions]
scarcely just barely; by only a small margin. [1/2 definitions]
scratch to make barely enough for (a living) (usu. fol. by "out"). [2/22 definitions]
scrawl something written or drawn so hastily or awkwardly that the forms are barely recognizable; scribble. [1/2 definitions]
skimpy too few, too small, or too thin; barely adequate; scanty. [1/2 definitions]
slender barely justified, doubtful, or weak. [1/4 definitions]
spare barely sufficient; meager. [1/14 definitions]