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ad. Barely; just.

ad. To almost no degree; almost not: I could hardly hear the speaker.

ad. Probably or almost surely not: "Easily was a man made an infidel, but hardly might he be converted to another faith” ( T.E. Lawrence).

ad. With severity; harshly.

ad. With great difficulty; painfully.

ad. Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.

ad. Harshly, severely.

ad. With difficulty.

ad. Barely, only just, almost not.

interjection. Not really.

ad. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.

ad. Unwillingly; grudgingly.

ad. Scarcely; barely; not quite; not wholly.

ad. Severely; harshly; roughly.

ad. Confidently; hardily.

ad. Certainly; surely; indeed.

Not softly or tenderly; roughly; severely; unfavorably; inimically.

By hard work; with difficulty.

Not quite or completely; only approximately; scarcely: as, it is hardly strong enough; that is hardly true.

Barely; narrowly; almost not at all: as, hardly any; hardly ever.

Not probably; with little likelihood: as, he will hardly come to-day.

ad. almost not

ad. only a very short time before

"The "extras" -- the word hardly does them justice -- include a Loach profile on TV's Southbank show from 1993, a new documentary about the making of the film and his landmark feature Cathy Come Home, a massively popular TV movie as worthy of attention on its own as anything Loach has done."

unwillingly    grudgingly    scarcely    barely    severely    harshly    roughly    confidently    hardily    certainly