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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(91) The affair hardly reflected well on the British.
(92) The news report is hardly credible.
(93) "They all thought you were marvellous!" —"Well, hardly.".
(94) "That is surprising." — "Hardly," I said drily.
(95) She could hardly spit out the hateful words.
(96) The exhibition is hardly a crowd-puller.
(97) Statistics on unemployment levels hardly make for scintillating reading.
(98) She could hardly believe the question was directed towards her.
(99) Does he not find it ironic that the sort of people his movie celebrates hardly ever watch this kind of movie?
(100) I'm so numbed with shock that I can hardly think.
(101) We have our native inborn talent,[http://sentencedict.com] yet we hardly use it.
(102) Such a statement was hardly calculated to deter future immigrants.
(103) While her observations may be true about some men, they could hardly apply to the entire gender.
(104) That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
(105) We in Berlin hardly knew a war was on during the early part of 1941.
(106) It somehow seems hardly surprising that Ms Player is now his sworn enemy.
(107) The renewed violence this week hardly augurs well for smooth or peaceful change.
(108) We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish.
(109) Even a casual observer could hardly have failed to notice the heightening of an already tense atmosphere.
(110) If you don't like it, fair enough, but that's hardly a justification to attack the whole thing.
(111) I can hardly conceive of your doing such a thing.
(112) The boy has really sprung up this summer; I hardly recognized him.
(113) I was so excited when I went to sign the paperwork I could hardly write.
(114) His fury was so great he could hardly speak. He growled some unintelligible words at Pete.
(115) My hand shook so much that I could hardly hold the microphone.
(116) The ward was busy and Amy hardly had time to talk.
(117) Far from being relaxed, we both felt so uncomfortable we hardly spoke.
(118) This essay hardly makes any sense , it's neither rhyme nor reason.
(119) There was hardly a spare inch of space to be found.
(120) The reform has hardly made a scratch upon the cuticle of affairs.
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.