Definitions

hardly

[hahrd-lee] / ˈhɑrd li /

ADVERB

scarcely; with difficulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barely comparatively practically rarely seldom simply somewhat

STRONG

just

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frequently

WEAK

very

Example Sentences

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I don't think 11 events qualifies as 'hardly ever playing'.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2015

And by 'untold' we mean 'hardly worth mentioning'.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2010

Quiet by nature, unobtrusive by preference, Robert Fechner had 'hardly taken hold at CCC before he got into a first-class stink.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘Well, then,’ says the warden, looking at his watch, ‘hardly worth going back to your cell then, is it?’

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

His lordship said, 'hardly any thing seemed to him more improbable.'

From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by Boswell, James

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