different between yarely vs barely

English

Etymology

From Middle English ?arly, ?arely, from Old English ?earl??e, ?earol??e; equivalent to yare +? -ly.

Adverb

yarely (comparative more yarely, superlative most yarely)

1. (archaic) In a yare way.
   • c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II scene ii:

     […] The silken tackle / Swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands / That yarely frame the office.

   • c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene i:

     […] Fall to't yarely, or we run ourselves aground. Bestir, bestir!

Synonyms

• lithely
• lively
• quickly
• readily
• willingly

Anagrams

• yearly

English

Etymology

bare +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??(?).li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?b??.li/
• Rhymes: -??(?)li
• Hyphenation: bare?ly

Adverb

barely (not comparable)

1. (degree) By a small margin.
   • 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, Oxford University Press (1973), section 8:

     It becomes, therefore, no inconsiderable part of science barely to know the different operations of mind,

   • 1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie

     ‘It is barely possible you may hear of a ghost, a Phantom of the Opera!’
2. (degree) Almost not at all.
3. (archaic) merely.

Usage notes

It is grammatically a negative word. It therefore collocates with ever rather than never.

• Compare

with

Synonyms

• (degree): hardly, scarcely
• (barely, almost not or not quite): hardly, just, only just, scarcely

Translations

Anagrams

• Barley, Braley, barley, bearly, bleary