Synonym: barely, just, narrowly, nearly, scarcely. Similar words: hardly any, inwardly, niggardly, upwardly mobile, regardless, irregardless, regardless of, hard. Meaning: ['hɑrdlɪ /'hɑː-] 
adv. 1. by a small margin 2. almost not.
adv. 1. by a small margin 2. almost not. 
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(121) The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight now.
(122) Don't be a cry baby. That tiny scratch can hardly hurt at all.
(123) We had only two weeks to tour Malaysia, which was hardly enough time to scratch the surface.
(124) He doesn't suffer fools gladly so he's hardly the best person to be instructor on the beginner's course.
(125) The unions are hardly in a position to dictate to the Labour Party.
(126) This enclosure was so vast that the outermost wall could hardly be seen.
(127) Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.
(128) They were hardly aware of the challenge facing them, namely, to re-establish prosperity.
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(129) The impression is so deep that it can hardly ever blow over.
(130) Their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart.
(131) Love is the emotional opium of the mind, and the bread and butter of the heart and soul, people can hardly live without love. Dr T.P.Chia 
(132) Soccer is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys. Oscar Wilde
(133) Joy is to fun what the deep sea is to a puddle. It’s a feeling inside that can hardly be contained. Terry Pratchett
(134) Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies. Jim Morrison
(135) My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there’s hardly any difference.". Harry S. Truman
(136) Football is all right as a game for rough girls but is hardly suitable for delicate boys. Oscar Wilde
(137) I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning. Plato
(138) What he has done is hardly justifiable.
(139) Still, he reflected charitably, it was hardly her fault.
(140) The labourer hardly [ scarcely ] deserves his wages.
(141) Success is possible but hardly probable.
(142) Sharply rising redistribution and regulation is hardly the way to encourage wealth creation.
(143) Talking may aggravate women, but can hardly make knives sharper, fire hotter, or rifles sartain.
(144) The Volsunga Saga and Nibelungenlied hardly differ in anything but the name.
(145) Hardly had the King eaten a mouthful when he burst out laughing.
(146) He flew into hardly repressed passion, and wished himself clear of the whole household.
(147) He can hardly run a mile, much less the marathon.
(148) Increasing demand is not an onerous duty. Consuming more is hardly a chore.
(149) Taken together, that is hardly an unequivocal sign of economic vigour.
(150) Talking may aggravate women, but can hardly make knives sharper or fire hotter.
More similar words: hardly any, inwardly, niggardly, upwardly mobile, regardless, irregardless, regardless of, hard, hardware, hardship, hardworking, hard-pressed, hurdle, badly, loudly, deadly, lucidly, rapidly, broadly, timidly, allegedly, friendly, doggedly, reputedly, supposedly, agitatedly, perplexedly, reportedly, unabashedly, dejectedly.