Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Barely

Barely , adverb

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. — Shakespeare
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.