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"barely human" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an idiomatic expression meaning "very close to not being human or very close to inhuman," and can be used to describe anything from an action or an attribute to a state of being. For example, "His actions were barely human; it was like he had no empathy for anyone."
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"She looks barely human.
She was barely human.
I'm so tired, I'm barely human.
He is barely human in his elusiveness.
Campaign dispatches depicted them as barely human.
These days we are barely human.
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In 300, his wildly revisionist historical adventure based loosely on the Battle of Thermopylae and later filmed by Zack Snyder, meanwhile, the invading Persians are portrayed as barely-human, bent on destroying the civilised democracy of the heroic Spartans.
He was quick to acknowledge China as a global power and partner and, while he barely mentioned human rights, he did manage to restart human rights talks with China that have been suspended for over two years.
He doesn't humanize himself, so he's barely a human to us.
At times they barely seem human: "Ishihara's eyes didn't resemble those of any other member of the human race — or any known reptile or amphibian or bird or fish or protozoan or movie alien either, for that matter.
Some hardy souls shelter under The Point but there is barely another human visible.
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