Hardly: meaning, definitions and examples
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hardly
[ หhษหrdli ]
in a difficult manner
With great difficulty or effort; barely. Used to emphasize a minimal degree of quantity, frequency, intensity, etc.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He could hardly walk after the long journey.
- I can hardly hear you, speak up!
Translations
Translations of the word "hardly" in other languages:
๐ต๐น dificilmente
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฎเฅเคถเฅเคเคฟเคฒ เคธเฅ (mushkil se)
๐ฉ๐ช kaum
๐ฎ๐ฉ hampir tidak
๐บ๐ฆ ะปะตะดะฒะต
๐ต๐ฑ ledwo
๐ฏ๐ต ใปใจใใฉ๏ฝใชใ (hotondo ~ nai)
๐ซ๐ท ร peine
๐ช๐ธ apenas
๐น๐ท zar zor
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฑฐ์ ~ํ์ง ์๋ค (geoui ~haji anhta)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุจุงููุงุฏ (bilkaad)
๐จ๐ฟ sotva
๐ธ๐ฐ sotva
๐จ๐ณ ๅ ไนไธ (jฤซhลซ bรน)
๐ธ๐ฎ komaj
๐ฎ๐ธ varla
๐ฐ๐ฟ ำัะตาฃ (รคriรฑ)
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแฅแแแก แแ (titqmis ar)
๐ฆ๐ฟ รงษtinliklษ
๐ฒ๐ฝ apenas
Etymology
The adverb 'hardly' originated from the Middle English word 'hardli', which meant 'with difficulty'. Over time, the meaning evolved to also include 'scarcely' or 'almost not'. The usage of 'hardly' has been recorded in English literature for centuries, dating back to the 14th century. It has remained a common adverb in modern English, used to indicate a minimal degree or almost non-existent quantity.
See also: hard, hardball, harden, hardening, harder, hardliner, hardness, hardship, hardships, hardware, hardy.