adv. | 1. | |
1. | In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty. | |
2. | Unwillingly; grudgingly. | |
3. | Scarcely; barely; not quite; not wholly. | |
4. | Severely; harshly; roughly. | |
5. | Confidently; hardily. | |
6. | Certainly; surely; indeed. |
Adv. | 1. | hardly - by a small margin; "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 |
2. | hardly - almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" Synonyms: scarcely |