Definitions for hardly
ˈhɑrd lihard·ly

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

1. barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarceadverb

   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, scarcelyadverb

   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. hardlyadverb

   Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.

2. hardlyadverb

   Harshly, severely.

   I can't really deal hardly with people.

3. hardlyadverb

   With difficulty.

4. hardlyadverb

   Barely, only just, almost not.

5. hardlyinterjection

   Not really.

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

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

1. Hardlyadverb

   in a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

2. Hardlyadverb

   unwillingly; grudgingly

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

3. Hardlyadverb

   scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

4. Hardlyadverb

   severely; harshly; roughly

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

5. Hardlyadverb

   confidently; hardily

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

6. Hardlyadverb

   certainly; surely; indeed

   Etymology: [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

How to pronounce hardly?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say hardly in sign language?

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

Examples of hardly in a Sentence

1. Frank Sinatra Bono:

   Miserere is one of my favourite of your father's crescendos, i can hardly remember what it was about... other than forgiveness that is... and a toast to being alive.

2. Zachary Jones:

   It's so easy to drink that you forget you're drinking alcohol. It's very sweet. You hardly taste the whiskey at all, i've known people who can't do shots, but they can do Fireball.

3. Elvis Constantin Cluci:

   I can hardly smile anymore, my wife is completely destroyed. As the man I have to be strong and bear it.

4. Saugat Poudyal:

   It's been sleepless nights for the last seven days... I've hardly slept for two hours, i think the global community needs to step forward from now on. It's the lack of oxygen that's going to bring about a huge catastrophe here.

5. The RSO:

   Today, it hardly exists.

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