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TOEFL BNC: 1135 COCA: 1741

hardly

adverb

hard·​ly ˈhärd-lē How to pronounce hardly (audio)
1
a
used to emphasize a minimal amount or degree
I hardly knew her. [=I didn't know her well at all.]It's almost new—there's hardly a scratch [=there are almost no scratches] on it.There's been hardly any [=almost no] news.There's hardly any [=almost none] left.Hardly anyone [=almost no one] showed up.We hardly ever [=almost never] see you these days!
b
: by a narrow margin of time : only just
We've hardly begun.
c
: almost not
I can hardly believe it!
She was hardly able to control her excitement.
d
: certainly not
That news is hardly surprising.
That hardly seems fair. [=that certainly does not seem fair]
If you're satisfied with what you've got, you're hardly going to look for anything better. Flannery O'Connor
e
informal
used to soften a negative
… you can't hardly tell who anyone is or isn't. George Bernard Shaw
2
dated : with difficulty : painfully
… where the means of existence was wrung so hardly from the soil … Sir Winston Churchill
3
dated : in a severe manner : harshly
Things may go hardly with us … before the war is over. Nevil Shute
… he ranted on in a towering passion of wrath and grief. … He believed himself hardly used indeed. E. Barrington (Elizabeth Louisa Moresby Beck)
4
archaic : with force : vigorously
… earrings jangling down hardly on diminutive gold chains … Osbert Sitwell
Can hardly be used with a negative?: Usage Guide

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