Looking for the meaning of the word HARDLY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of HARDLY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Hardly
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɑːdli
Dialects: British English
Definition:
scarcely (used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree)
Short Definition:scarcely
Examples:- the little house in which he lived was hardly bigger than a hut
- a thing hardly bigger than a credit card
- we hardly know each other
Definition:
harshly
Short Definition:harshly
Examples:- the rule worked hardly
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