apenas

adv. hardly, scarcely, barely; only, solely (Mexico)

v. grieve; distress; embarrass; pain

adv. only, but, alone, merely, barely, scarcely

v. punish, penalize, convict, condemn

= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.
Ex: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.
Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.
Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
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* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.
* apenas visible = faint.
* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.
* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down.
* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.
* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.

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* apenarse = grieve.