The meaning of Hardly

Hardly – definition

adverb
Scarcely (used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree).
Usage examples:
The little house in which he lived was hardly bigger than a hut
Synonims:
Scarcely Barely Only just Not much Faintly Narrowly Slightly Rarely Little By a very small margin By the narrowest of margins By the skin of one's teeth By a hair's breadth By a nose Almost n
adverb
Harshly.
Usage examples:
The rule worked hardly

adverb
Only just or almost not
Usage examples:
Hardly a day passes that i don’t think about it., you’ve hardly eaten anything., something is wrong…

Hardly translation into English

Hardly: translate from English into Chinese

几乎不, 毫不, 丝毫, 丝, 简直不

Hardly: translate from English into Dutch

Nauwelijks, Amper, Ternauwernood, Hard, Kwalijk

Hardly: translate from English into French

À peine, Rarement, Durement, Péniblement, Forcément, Rudement, Hardiment, Ne ... guère

Hardly: translate from English into German

Kaum, Schwerlich, Hart, Streng

Hardly: translate from English into Hindi

मुश्किल से, कठिनता से, राम-राम करके, कठिनाई से, ठीक अभी

Hardly: translate from English into Italian

Difficilmente, Appena, Quasi, A stento, A mala pena, Duramente, Forte, Severamente

Hardly: translate from English into Korean

거의 ~ 아니다, 심하게, 고생하여, 애써서, 거의 ...아니다

Hardly: translate from English into Russian

Едва, Вряд ли, Чуть, Едва ли, С трудом, Еле, Насилу, Резко, Сурово, Несправедливо, Ожесточенно

Hardly: translate from English into Spanish

Difícilmente, Apenas, Mal, Duramente

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Hardly synonims

barely

adverb
Only just; almost not.
Usage examples:
She nodded, barely able to speak

adverb
By the smallest amount; only just
Usage examples:
There was barely enough room for the two of them., the dark line of the mountains was barely visibl…

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faintly

adverb
In a faint manner; indistinctly.
Usage examples:
She smiled faintly

adverb
With little strength; slightly
Usage examples:
The hospital room smelled faintly of disinfectant.

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little

adjective
Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).
Usage examples:
The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb
To a small extent.
Usage examples:
He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun
A small amount of.
Usage examples:
We got a little help from a training scheme

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narrowly

ˈnær.əʊ.li

adverb
Only just; by only a small margin.
Usage examples:
They were narrowly defeated in the final

adverb
By a very small number or amount
Usage examples:
Voters narrowly defeated the proposed school budget.

adverb
Only by a small amount
Usage examples:
She narrowly missed winning the race.

All meanings and translations of Narrowly

rarely

adverb
Not often; seldom.
Usage examples:
I rarely drive above 50 mph

adverb
On very few occasions; almost never
Usage examples:
I rarely have time to read the newspaper.

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scarcely

adverb
Only just; almost not.
Usage examples:
Her voice is so low i can scarcely hear what she is saying

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slightly

ˈslaɪt.li

adverb
To a small degree; not considerably.
Usage examples:
He lowered his voice slightly

adverb
In a small amount or degree
Usage examples:
She’s slightly taller than her sister.

adverb
A little
Usage examples:
She's slightly taller than her sister., i'm slightly upset she forgot my birthday., i'm slightly wo…

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