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hardly

Letters that make hardly

a, d, l, h, r, y are letters that make 'hardly'

Words within hardly

ar, dl, HA, hard, AR, Ar are words within 'hardly'

hardly is a 6 letter word starting with h
hardly is a 6 letter word ending with y

2 possible definitions for 'hardly'

Hardly as "almost not"

Under this definition, hardly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scarcely has the same meaning as hardly

Pertain to hardly

scarce pertains to 'hardly'.

Example of hardly used within this context

"he hardly ever goes fishing", "he was hardly more than sixteen years old", "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

Hardly as "only a very short time before"

Under this definition, hardly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scarce, just, scarcely, barely have the same meaning as 'hardly'

Example of hardly used within this context

"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