Associations to the word «Hardly»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
HARDLY, adverb. (manner) (obsolete) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.
HARDLY, adverb. (manner) (archaic) Harshly, severely.
HARDLY, adverb. (now) (rare) With difficulty.
HARDLY, adverb. (degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
HARDLY, interjection. Not really.
Dictionary definition
HARDLY, adverb. Only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats.
HARDLY, adverb. Almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator".
Wise words
Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either success or failure
in the mind of another.