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. [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. [1/7 definitions] |
marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. [2/4 definitions] |
narrow |
barely enough; close. [1/6 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; very little. [3/2 definitions] |
scanty |
barely adequate; meager. [1/2 definitions] |
scarcely |
almost not; just barely. [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 enough; small in amount. [1/12 definitions] |