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barely: 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

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almost collapse

solely collapse

exclusively collapse

closely collapse: in a close relation or position in time or space; "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"; in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

lambent collapse

minimally collapse: to a minimal degree; "the cells minimally responsive to lines in this orientation will not fire"

imperfectly collapse: in an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen

nearly collapse

murmured collapse

insignificantly collapse: not to a significant degree or amount; "Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts"; in an insignificant manner; "some people living insignificantly among us"

severely collapse

slightly collapse: to a small degree or extent; "his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"; "the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other"

merely collapse: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"

equal to collapse

scarce collapse: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"; not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"

subaudible collapse

scarcely collapse

minutely collapse: in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"

minimal collapse: the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

satisfactory collapse: meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"; giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

up to collapse: busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

adequate collapse: (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"; enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

only collapse: with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"; in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more upset"; as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"; except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better"; never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"

sufficient collapse: of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"

lightly collapse: with indifference or without dejection; "he took it lightly"; indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"; to a slight degree; "her speech is only lightly accented"; with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"; with few burdens; "experienced travellers travel light"; without good reason; "one cannot say such things lightly"

enough collapse: an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"; as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks"

good enough collapse: adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"

alone collapse: without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo"

hardly collapse: almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

pianissimo collapse: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft; a direction in music; to be played very softly

purely collapse

suitable collapse

minimum collapse: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right; the smallest possible quantity

plainly collapse: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

commensurate collapse: corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked"

competent collapse: adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance"; properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist"

scanty collapse

weakly collapse: in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree; "weakly agreed to a compromise"; "wheezed weakly"; "he was weakly attracted to her"

proportionate collapse: being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group"

ample collapse: affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"; more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"; fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"

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