Meaning
Almost not at all.
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Word origin
From hard plus ly. It once meant with difficulty, and slid into meaning almost not.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- heardlice
- English cognates
- hard
Examples
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"Hardly" makes the sentence negative, so do not add "not".
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"Hardly any" means almost none.
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"Hardly ... when" says one thing happened right after another.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 4: hardly, health, advice and 7 more words.