hardly
hardly definition
hardly (härd′lē)
adverb
- Now Rare
- with effort or difficulty
- severely; harshly
- only just; barely; scarcely: often used ironically or politely to mean “not quite,” or “not at all” hardly the person to ask
- probably not; not likely
Etymology: ME hardliche < OE heardlice
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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