Hardly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhɑːrdlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word hardly
Brit.  |ˈhɑːdlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word hardly

adverb

- only a very short time before (syn: barely, just, scarce, scarcely)
we hardly knew them
- almost not (syn: barely, scarce, scarcely)
he hardly ever goes fishing
I can hardly hear what she is saying
- slowly and with difficulty (syn: hard)
he was so dizzy he could hardly stand up straight

Extra examples

It hardly matters what I think.

The changes in service have hardly been noticed.

There are hardly any new features in this software.

Hardly anyone showed up for the meeting.

Hardly a day goes by when I don't think about you.

This is hardly a new idea for a movie.

“Is this a new idea for a movie?” “Hardly! I've seen dozens of movies just like it.”

I hardly ran away.

They could hardly move.

Hardly had I lit a cigarette as the wind blew it out of my hands.

That news is hardly surprising.

We hardly ever visit your parents.

The money hardly earned must be utilized well.

Life pushed him hardly.

My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father.

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