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Hardly
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Hardly
/ˈhɑːdli/
Almost not or only a small amount
Synonyms:
barely
scarcely
just
Antonyms:
easily
certainly
completely
Examples:
I
hardly
know him.
She
hardly
ever wakes up early.
Etymology:
From Middle English
hardliche
, Old English
heardlice
, equivalent to hard + -ly.
Usage Statistics:
44 mentions per 1 million words
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