Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hardly
IPA transcription: [h'ɑɹdli]
Pronunciations of hardly
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r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce
    Meaning: only a very short time before; "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
  • Synonyms: hardly, scarcely
    Meaning: almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
Usage examples
  • "Hardly that."
  • "I hardly know.
  • I hardly see my way.
  • "I can hardly tell myself.
  • "Why, I hardly spoke a word."
  • I hardly dare to dwell longer
  • He hardly recognized himself.
  • "Hardly," said Lexman, drily.
  • He hardly saw a single person.
  • And we can hardly be expected--"
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Disneyland with the Death Penalty, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mortara case, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gaucher's disease, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cyberpunk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Edgar Allan Poe, License CC BY-SA 4.0