Hardly
11hardly — 01. They [hardly] ever go out; maybe once a month at most. 02. I [hardly] recognized you with your new haircut. 03. My daughter can [hardly] remember Quebec City because she was very little when we lived there. 04. Your father [hardly] slept at… …
12hardly — hard, hardly 1. The normal adverb from hard is hard, as in They are working hard and Don t hit it so hard. Hardly has a special use, meaning ‘scarcely’ (as in We hardly know them) and ‘only with difficulty’ (as in She could hardly speak). 2.… …
13hardly — /hahrd lee/, adv. 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 …
14hardly — adverb Date: before 12th century 1. with force ; vigorously 2. in a severe manner ; harshly 3. with difficulty ; painfully 4. a. used to emphasize a minimal amount < I hardly knew her > < almost new hardly …
15hardly*/*/*/ — [ˈhɑːdli] adv 1) used for saying that something is almost not true, or almost does not happen at all He hardly spoke except to say hello.[/ex] Alice was so busy she hardly noticed the days pass by.[/ex] He had hardly changed at all.[/ex] Hardly… …
16hardly — /ˈhadli / (say hahdlee) adverb 1. barely; almost not at all: hardly any; hardly ever; hardly had he started when the command came to stop. 2. not quite: that is hardly true. 3. with little likelihood: he will hardly come now. 4. with trouble or… …
17hardly — hard•ly [[t]ˈhɑrd li[/t]] adv. 1) only just; almost not; barely: hardly any; hardly ever[/ex] 2) not at all; scarcely: That report is hardly surprising[/ex] 3) with little likelihood: He will hardly come now[/ex] 4) Brit. harshly or severely 5)… …
18hardly — adverb 1》 scarcely; barely. ↘only with great difficulty. ↘no or not (suggesting surprise at or disagreement with a statement). 2》 archaic harshly. Usage Words like hardly, scarcely, and rarely should not be used with negative… …
19hardly — 1. adverb /ˈhɑːdli,ˈhɑɹdli/ a) Harshly, severely. Let him hardly be possest with an honest curiositie to search out the nature and causes of all things [...]. b) Barely, only just, almost not. I cant really deal hardly with people …
20hardly — adv. Hardly is used with these adjectives: ↑able, ↑adequate, ↑audible, ↑aware, ↑believable, ↑capable, ↑coincidental, ↑comforting, ↑compatible, ↑conclusive, ↑conducive, ↑ …
