What is "hardly" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hardly": only a very short time before

Adverb

Pronunciation in US: /ˈhɑɹdli/, Audio (US) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. (file)

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈhɑːdli/

Meaning of "hardly": almost not

Adverb

Pronunciation in US: /ˈhɑɹdli/, Audio (US) Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. (file)

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈhɑːdli/

Synonyms:

comparatively, practically, seldom, barely, simply, somewhat, rarely, just, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, little, only, slightly, sporadically, almost inconceivably, almost not, by a hair, by no means, detectably, faintly, no more than, no way, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not likely, not markedly, not measurably, not much, not notably, not noticeably, not often, not quite, once in a blue moon, only just, perceptibly, pretty near, scantly, sparsely, with trouble,

Antonyms:

frequently, very,