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

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

2. Hardly(adverb)

   unwillingly; grudgingly

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

3. Hardly(adverb)

   scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

4. Hardly(adverb)

   severely; harshly; roughly

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

5. Hardly(adverb)

   confidently; hardily

   Etymology: [AS. heardlice. See Hard.]

6. Hardly(adverb)

   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. Anuj Somany:

   People are usually so hard of hearing that hardly anything is heard by them, but surprisingly they can easily listen even to a person's hushed word with which they can derive their individual monetary profit in this selfish world.

2. Rick Meckler:

   This is hardly a big selloff but we are having trouble breaking through( to new highs on the S&P) because of a lack of consistently good earnings and economic data, one of the few positives is a weaker dollar but it is hard to see a reason for that to continue ; rates are being lowered around the world and expected to rise here( in the United States), there's no clear path to a lower dollar.

3. Anuj Somany:

   It's so frightening to see that a person who does not mean anything with his/her nice words are readily liked by many people often in his/her social media circle, but one who means the same as reflected out from the shared or said wise thoughts is admired hardly by any individual.

4. Abhisit Vejjajiva:

   The draft can hardly be used as a tool to make the country move forward and meet the needs of the people, i cannot accept this draft.

5. Jim Rice:

   It just got to the point I couldn't leave it out, i was less cautious years ago but more recently I hardly told anybody.

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