barelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈbɛːli/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrli/

Etymology: < bare adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Nakedly, without covering, nudely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adverb]

barely1483

nakedlya1625

starkly1829

1483 Cath. Angl. 21/1 Barely, vbi nakydly.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hiv^v/1 Barely.., nude.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. ii. 20 You barely leaue our thornes to pricke our selues.

2. Openly, without disguise or concealment, clearly, plainly.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adverb]

barelyc950

beforeOE

openlyOE

nakedly?c1225

in a person's bearda1250

opelyc1275

apertly1297

commonlya1325

opena1325

overtlyc1325

pertlya1375

plainc1380

in (also on) opena1382

in apertc1384

plainlyc1390

in open (also general) audiencea1393

aperta1400

in commonaltya1400

outa1400

without laina1400

in commonc1400

publishlyc1400

pertc1410

in publicc1429

on higha1450

in pert1453

to a person's facea1470

into heightc1480

forthward?1504

but hidel?1507

publicly1534

uncolouredly1561

roundly1563

famously1570

vulgarly1602

above board1603

round1604

displayedly1611

on (also upon) the square?1611

undisguisedly1611

broadly1624

discoveredly1659

unveiledly1661

under a person's nose1670

manifestly1711

before faces1762

publically1797

overboard1834

unashamedly1905

upfront1972

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. John xvi. 29 Nu..bærlice ðu spreces.

1352 L. Minot Poems iii. (1795) 38 Thaire leders may thai barely ban.

a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 549 Here is the Resurrection of our Saviour barely and positively affirmed.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xvii. 604 When the question is put barely before them they avoid committing themselves.

†3. Without qualification or reserve, unconditionally; wholly, completely; absolutely, positively. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adverb] > without conditions

barelyc1400

purely1420

simply1420

simpliciter?a1425

frankly1582

unreservedly1611

absolutely1644

unconditionally1649

unconditionately1670

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 548 I am boun to þe bur barely to-morne, To sech þe gome of þe grene.

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. v. 125 Bot [= unless] barly þat þe Patrowne Suld gyve . hys Presentatyowne.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xxix. 12090 He besit hym barly þe burde forto seche.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xxv. 10132 A space for his spilt men spedely to graue, And bryng hom to berynes, barly no more.

4. Merely, simply, only. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adverb] > simply, only, or merely

butOE

onlya1325

alone?c1335

purelya1375

alonelya1400

nobbuta1400

simplya1400

plain1535

barely1577

merelyc1580

purea1616

singly1655

just1668

sommer1835

maara1931

1577 M. Hanmer tr. in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 526 Not barely in word, but truely in deede.

1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses 89 Goodness of action does not consist barely in not sinning.

1712 J. Hughes Spectator No. 467. ⁋8 Instructive, as well as barely agreeable.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 717 The only objection..might have been easily removed, by barely prescribing what sort of evidence they ought to receive.

5. Only just; hence, not quite, hardly, scarcely, with difficulty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > barely, scarcely, only, or just

uneathc1200

scarcely1297

albusyc1325

onlepyc1350

anerly1381

barec1400

scarce1413

scantlyc1440

narrowlyc1450

scant1492

barelya1513

hardly?1532

faintly1544

nakedly1589

just1603

rawly1607

just1627

badly1715

scrimp1756

bare-weighta1763

scrimplya1774

jimp1814

jistc1820

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. lxxii^v And of the Englysshe men but Barely. xxviii. persones.

1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes lx. sig. C^v Thou fleest that vice not meanly nor barely, But mainely.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 16 Their bones are barely cover'd with their Skin.

1769 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 77 Some wax that was barely fluid.

1805 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 42 The Speakers..had barely time to get out of his way.

1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect ii. ii. 459 Sounds..so faint as to be barely identifiable.

6. Scantily, poorly; baldly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] > scantily or meagrely

feeblyc1290

scarcely1340

scantc1440

scantly1509

daintilya1513

barelya1535

thinly1537

leanly1580

meagrelya1586

starvedly1606

exile1654

scantily1774

skimpingly1853

skimpily1859

stintedly1863

barrenly1877

a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 255 (R.) Rehersing the tother syde nakedly and barely..to make it seeme the more slender.

a1653 Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 99 Let him..be barely fed, With..barly bread.

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 128 Thy coat is thin; why, Man, thou'rt barely drest.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	barely
释义	barelyadv. Brit. /ˈbɛːli/, U.S. /ˈbɛrli/ Etymology: < bare adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Nakedly, without covering, nudely. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adverb] barely1483 nakedlya1625 starkly1829 1483 Cath. Angl. 21/1 Barely, vbi nakydly. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hiv^v/1 Barely.., nude. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. ii. 20 You barely leaue our thornes to pricke our selues. View more context for this quotation 2. Openly, without disguise or concealment, clearly, plainly. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adverb] barelyc950 beforeOE openlyOE nakedly?c1225 in a person's bearda1250 opelyc1275 apertly1297 commonlya1325 opena1325 overtlyc1325 pertlya1375 plainc1380 in (also on) opena1382 in apertc1384 plainlyc1390 in open (also general) audiencea1393 aperta1400 in commonaltya1400 outa1400 without laina1400 in commonc1400 publishlyc1400 pertc1410 in publicc1429 on higha1450 in pert1453 to a person's facea1470 into heightc1480 forthward?1504 but hidel?1507 publicly1534 uncolouredly1561 roundly1563 famously1570 vulgarly1602 above board1603 round1604 displayedly1611 on (also upon) the square?1611 undisguisedly1611 broadly1624 discoveredly1659 unveiledly1661 under a person's nose1670 manifestly1711 before faces1762 publically1797 overboard1834 unashamedly1905 upfront1972 c950 Lindisf. Gosp. John xvi. 29 Nu..bærlice ðu spreces. 1352 L. Minot Poems iii. (1795) 38 Thaire leders may thai barely ban. a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 549 Here is the Resurrection of our Saviour barely and positively affirmed. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xvii. 604 When the question is put barely before them they avoid committing themselves. †3. Without qualification or reserve, unconditionally; wholly, completely; absolutely, positively. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adverb] > without conditions barelyc1400 purely1420 simply1420 simpliciter?a1425 frankly1582 unreservedly1611 absolutely1644 unconditionally1649 unconditionately1670 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 548 I am boun to þe bur barely to-morne, To sech þe gome of þe grene. c1425 Wyntoun Cron. vii. v. 125 Bot [= unless] barly þat þe Patrowne Suld gyve . hys Presentatyowne. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xxix. 12090 He besit hym barly þe burde forto seche. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy xxv. 10132 A space for his spilt men spedely to graue, And bryng hom to berynes, barly no more. 4. Merely, simply, only. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adverb] > simply, only, or merely butOE onlya1325 alone?c1335 purelya1375 alonelya1400 nobbuta1400 simplya1400 plain1535 barely1577 merelyc1580 purea1616 singly1655 just1668 sommer1835 maara1931 1577 M. Hanmer tr. in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. 526 Not barely in word, but truely in deede. 1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses 89 Goodness of action does not consist barely in not sinning. 1712 J. Hughes Spectator No. 467. ⁋8 Instructive, as well as barely agreeable. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ix. 717 The only objection..might have been easily removed, by barely prescribing what sort of evidence they ought to receive. 5. Only just; hence, not quite, hardly, scarcely, with difficulty. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > barely, scarcely, only, or just uneathc1200 scarcely1297 albusyc1325 onlepyc1350 anerly1381 barec1400 scarce1413 scantlyc1440 narrowlyc1450 scant1492 barelya1513 hardly?1532 faintly1544 nakedly1589 just1603 rawly1607 just1627 badly1715 scrimp1756 bare-weighta1763 scrimplya1774 jimp1814 jistc1820 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. lxxii^v And of the Englysshe men but Barely. xxviii. persones. 1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes lx. sig. C^v Thou fleest that vice not meanly nor barely, But mainely. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 16 Their bones are barely cover'd with their Skin. 1769 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 77 Some wax that was barely fluid. 1805 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 42 The Speakers..had barely time to get out of his way. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect ii. ii. 459 Sounds..so faint as to be barely identifiable. 6. Scantily, poorly; baldly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adverb] > scantily or meagrely feeblyc1290 scarcely1340 scantc1440 scantly1509 daintilya1513 barelya1535 thinly1537 leanly1580 meagrelya1586 starvedly1606 exile1654 scantily1774 skimpingly1853 skimpily1859 stintedly1863 barrenly1877 a1535 T. More Wks. (R.) 255 (R.) Rehersing the tother syde nakedly and barely..to make it seeme the more slender. a1653 Z. Boyd Zion's Flowers (1855) 99 Let him..be barely fed, With..barly bread. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. iii, in Poems 128 Thy coat is thin; why, Man, thou'rt barely drest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.c950
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