Definitions for hardly
ˈhɑrd lihard·ly

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

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. 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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