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A nervous statement that displays uncertainty.
Person 1: Are you really legally blind?
Person 2: Barely...uh..yeah, but baaaarely....
barely by ladycraic March 27, 2015
People say barely as an expression to mean. "Not at all." Basically meaning "Not even close" . People say "barely". This expression comes from a chinese-european mexican/canadian man named Bare Lee.. He invented this after his name... Bare Lee. Into Barely. This inspiration of a miracle came back from 2002, As Bare Lee was a freshman in high school he had troubles findin his classes. So at first period he found a classroom misthought of as math. But it was really french. So as he said "I FINALLY FOUND MATH CLASS" a inspiring bully exclaimed "BARELY" and Bare lee thought. Thats a good word to say. It adds my name combined to mean a phrase that defines not at all. And soon Bare Lee died and his legacy was reminded as the man who invented the word and phase Barely.
"I FINALLY DID IT, I CROSSED THE FINISH LINE"
"BARELY! YOU'RE A MILE AWAY FROM BEING DONE!"
Barely by AyyeChrees January 28, 2015
Term used by only the kintriest of southerners, usually followed by a use of the word tho and/or bet. Usually said as an uncomplete sentence just for the sake of saying it.
started in Baird Texas.
Barely though. freakin' bet bro.
barely by Notcole123 April 10, 2016
Almost not
Up through the ends of nine years old, I always could barely strip off my double dark blue line underwear!
Barely by Fendzs November 19, 2022
Almost not
Up though the last day of nine years old, I was barely butt naked due to I couldn't pull down my Boy's Fruit Of The Loom Thick Blue Line Boxer Briefs Underwear if I can't spend time to concentrate.
Barely by TrrlHrndz August 11, 2023

barely alive ...pretty much just waiten to die 

an old man's lament when asked how ya doin
how ya doin old man? barely alive ...pretty much just waiten to die.