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Barest

Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

📖 Definitions of "Barest"

adjective

1
Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
"a bare majority"
2
Naked, uncovered.
"I do wonder why keeping my little breasts bare can be lewd even as none tells my brother anything for being bare-chested."
3
Having no supplies.
"The cupboard was bare."
4
Having no decoration.
"The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?"

verb

verb

1
To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
"to bear a railroad stock"

verb

1
To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
"Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news."
2
To support, sustain, or endure.
3
To support, keep up, or maintain.
4
To press or impinge upon.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
leastnoun	In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.
vaguest	Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
merest	Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.
faintest	(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
scantest	Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
tiniest	Very small.
minutest	Very small.
plainest	Simple, unaltered.
narrowest	Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
briefest	Of short duration; happening quickly.
slightest	(usually follows `the') most meager
sparest	Extra.
basic	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
rudimentary	Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
unembellished	Plain, unadorned, or simple.
sketchiest	(Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
slenderest	Thin; slim.
meager	Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
vivid	(of an image or color) Bright, intense, or colourful.
threadbare	Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.