Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Barely \Bare"ly\, adv.
   1. Without covering; nakedly.

   2. Without concealment or disguise.

   3. Merely; only.

            R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not
            in revenue.                           --Shak.

   4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of
      quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there
      was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.

Source : WordNet®

barely
     adv 1: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we
            hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had
            scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open";
            "would have scarce arrived before she would have found
            some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats [syn: {hardly}, {just},
             {scarcely}, {scarce}]
     2: in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room" [syn: {scantily}]