Definition of hardly Hardly

/hɑˈɹdli/ - [hardlee] - hard•ly

We found 13 definitions of hardly from 5 different sources.

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What does hardly mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adverb

hardly - almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hardly (adv.)
    In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.
  • hardly (adv.)
    Unwillingly; grudgingly.
  • hardly (adv.)
    Scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly.
  • hardly (adv.)
    Severely; harshly; roughly.
  • hardly (adv.)
    Confidently; hardily.
  • hardly (adv.)
    Certainly; surely; indeed.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hardly
    Only a very short time before.

Part of speech

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  • hardly, adjective.

Pronunciation

Word frequency

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Sign Language

hardly in sign language
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