hardly

Speech parts

1. hardly - Adverb

2. hardly - Interjection

Meaning

In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.

Unwillingly; grudgingly.

Scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly.

Severely; harshly; roughly.

Confidently; hardily.

Certainly; surely; indeed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

just barely scarcely hard scarce only just nevermore nope not only little difficult almost never nearly
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Antonyms

allah inca ultra super almighty doubtlessly
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Phrases with the word

working hard or hardly working hardly any hardly ever hardly likely hardly surprising hardly occur to

Examples

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan

Among the smaller duties of life I hardly know any one more important than that of not praising where praise is not due. Sydney Smith

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A good horse has many faults; a bad one has hardly any. Croatian Proverb

Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own. Greek Proverb

He that peeps into every bush will hardly get into the wood. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

hardlock hardlooking hardluck hardly a hardly amazing hardly any