Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce(adverb)

   only a very short time before

   "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

2. hardly, scarcely(adverb)

   almost not

   "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hardly(Adverb)

   Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.

2. hardly(Adverb)

   Harshly, severely.

   I can't really deal hardly with people.

3. hardly(Adverb)

   With difficulty.

4. hardly(Adverb)

   Barely, only just, almost not.

5. hardly(Interjection)

   Not really.

   I think the Beatles are a really overrated band. uE000138303uE001 Hardly!

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hardly(adverb)

   in a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty

2. Hardly(adverb)

   unwillingly; grudgingly

3. Hardly(adverb)

   scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly

4. Hardly(adverb)

   severely; harshly; roughly

5. Hardly(adverb)

   confidently; hardily

6. Hardly(adverb)

   certainly; surely; indeed

Origin: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hardly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1154

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hardly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1468

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hardly' in Adverbs Frequency: #112

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. The RSO:

   Today, it hardly exists.

2. Ebenezer Sam-Onuawonto:

   I hardly see my kids now.

3. Caitlin Blaylock:

   There's hardly anyone at school.

4. Sylla Yakouba:

   Hardly anyone has done their papers.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   We simply love, but love is hardly reciprocated.

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