Hardly Definition

härdlē
adverb
Probably or surely not.
He is hardly the kind of guy you would want to date. It's hardly a secret that they are engaged.
American Heritage
With effort or difficulty.
Webster's New World
Only just; barely; scarcely.
Hardly the person to ask.
Webster's New World
Severely; harshly.
Webster's New World
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interjection
Not really.
I think the Beatles are a really overrated band. ― Hardly!
Wiktionary

Origin of Hardly

  • Middle English hardli from Old English heardlīce harshly, bravely from heard hard hard

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From hard +‎ ly.

    From Wiktionary

Hardly Sentence Examples

  • I can hardly wait for the fun to begin!

  • He hardly knew how it tasted.

  • Hardly had they spoken these words when the door opened and Arion himself stood before them.

  • I could hardly believe it.

  • I believe that I have hardly begun yet to know what is possible.

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