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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(61) She had hardly recovered from the birth of her last baby.
(62) He was so shocked that he could hardly bring out a word.
(63) They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely.
(64) My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father.
(65) His English up to this point would hardly pass muster.
(66) "All better now, are we?" he enquired in a patronizing manner hardly calculated to endear.
(67) She was so angry that she could hardly restrain herself.
(68) Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated.
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(69) The car's suspension is so good that when you hit a pothole you hardly notice it.
(70) I could hardly recognize the body of the driver, as it had been badly mangled up in the accident.
(71) Do not finish the dream will only let us hardly wished to live.
(72) The donkey was so overloaded, it could hardly climb the hill.
(73) There was hardly any traffic and we drove right along till we got home.
(74) Sundry distant relatives, most of whom I hardly recognized, turned up for my brother's wedding.
(75) I could hardly believe my luck when he said yes.
(76) He was so impatient that I could hardly hold him back.
(77) Hardly a day goes by without my thinking of her .
(78) Past imperial glories are hardly relevant to the present day.
(79) I can hardly walk.
(80) The old duck quacked and quacked so I hardly slept a wink last night.
(81) The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his talents.
(82) So many pupils rushed for the trolleybus that I could hardly get off.
(83) The 14lb feline is so fat she can hardly walk.
(84) The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.
(85) He was so quiet and unobtrusive that you would hardly know he was there!
(86) I could hardly hear myself speak above all the hubbub in the theatre bar.
(87) It is hardly probable that he will succeed.
(88) The damage to my car is hardly noticeable.
(89) The words hardly permit doubt.
(90) My eyes were so swollen I could hardly see.
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.