1) a small V-shaped cut; 'in the nick of time' = only just in time; (sl) prison (nick)
2) only just (and possibly not) (scarcely)
3) small in width or circumference compared with height or length; only just enough (slender)
Synonyms
barely
only a very little
not quite
barley
a cereal plant and its seed (called grain) used for food and for making beer and whiskey
not quite
hardly
only just; not quite; scarcely; almost no, not, never
scarcely; with difficulty
scarcely
only just (and possibly not)
barely
