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Definitions for Hardly

[1] only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly any; hardly ever.
[2] not at all; scarcely: That report is hardly surprising.
[3] with little likelihood: He will hardly come now.
[4] forcefully or vigorously.
[5] with pain or difficulty.
[6] British . harshly or severely.
[7] hard.
[8] scarcely; barely we hardly knew the family
[9] just; only just he could hardly hold the cup
[10] often ironic almost or probably not or not at all he will hardly incriminate himself
[11] with difficulty or effort
[12] rare harshly or cruelly

Words related to Hardly

comparatively, practically, seldom, barely, simply, somewhat, rarely, just, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, little, only, slightly, sporadically, faintly, perceptibly, scantly, sparsely

Words nearby Hardly

hardiness, harding, harding scandals, harding, warren g., hardinge, hardly, hardly ever, hardman, hardmouthed, hardness, hardouin mansart

Origin of Hardly

1175–1225; Middle English; Old English heardlice. See hard, -ly

Words that may be confused with Hardly

barely, hardly, scarcely, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Synonyms for Hardly

barely, comparatively, practically, rarely, seldom, simply, somewhat, just, almost inconceivably, almost not, by a hair, by no means, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, little, no more than, no way, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not likely, not markedly, not measurably, not much, not notably, not noticeably, not often, not quite, once in a blue moon, only, only just, perceptibly, pretty near, scantly, slightly, sparsely, sporadically, with trouble