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hardly definition

hardly (härd′lē)

adverb

  1. Now Rare
    1. with effort or difficulty
    2. severely; harshly
  2. only just; barely; scarcely: often used ironically or politely to mean “not quite,” or “not at all” hardly the person to ask
  3. 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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