meaning of hardly
1. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.
2. Unwillingly; grudgingly.
3. Scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly.
4. Severely; harshly; roughly.
5. Confidently; hardily.
6. Certainly; surely; indeed.
7. by a small margin; "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
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