"hardly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈhɑːdli/ [UK], /ˈhɑɹdli/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-hardly.ogg [US] Forms: hardlier [comparative], more hardly [comparative], hardliest [superlative], most hardly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English hardely, hardliche, from Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees”), equivalent to hard + -ly. Compare Dutch hardelijk, German härtlich. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hardely}} Middle English hardely, {{m|enm|hardliche}} hardliche, {{inh|en|ang|heardlīċe|t=boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees}} Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees”), {{suffix|en|hard|ly}} hard + -ly, {{cog|nl|hardelijk}} Dutch hardelijk, {{cog|de|härtlich}} German härtlich Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} hardly (comparative hardlier or more hardly, superlative hardliest or most hardly)
  1. (degree) Barely, only just, almost not. Synonyms (barely, almost not or not quite): barely, just, only just, scarcely Translations (barely, only just): μόλις (mólis) (Ancient Greek), հազիվ (alt: թե) (Armenian), դժվարությամբ (džvarutʿyamb) (Armenian), ледзь (ljedzʹ) (Belarusian), едва́м (edvám) (Bulgarian), appenas (Campidanese Sardinian), a penes (Catalan), gaire (Catalan), ئاستەم (astem) (Central Kurdish), جارجار (carcar) (Central Kurdish), 幾乎不 (Chinese Mandarin), 几乎不 (jīhū bù) (Chinese Mandarin), sotva (Czech), stěží (Czech), knap (Danish), nauwelijks (Dutch), apenaŭ (Esperanto), neyvan (Faroese), tuskin (Finnish), töin tuskin (Finnish), hädin tuskin (Finnish), guère (French), à peine (French), kaum (German), בקושי (bekóshi) (Hebrew), थोड़े (thoṛe) (Hindi), alig (Hungarian), aligha (Hungarian), nemigen (Hungarian), bajosan (Hungarian), með naumindum (Icelandic), naumlega (Icelandic), ekki meira en svo (Icelandic), varla (Icelandic), tæplega (Icelandic), með erfiði (Icelandic), með fyrirhöfn (Icelandic), apene (Ido), ní móide (Irish), appena (Italian), គើមៗ (kəəm-kəəm) (Khmer), ស្ទើរតែ (stǝǝ tae) (Khmer), តើកៗ (taək-taək) (Khmer), 거의 (geoui) (Korean), vix (Latin), haud (Latin), vos (Lithuanian), vos vos (Lithuanian), одвај (odvaj) (Macedonian), едвај (edvaj) (Macedonian), pitoiti (Maori), pitoiptoiti (Maori), арай (araj) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), knapt (Norwegian Bokmål), neppe (Norwegian Bokmål), gaire (Occitan), agaawaa (Ojibwe), unēaþe (Old English), a paine (Old French), ledwo (Polish), quase não (Portuguese), mal (Portuguese), abia (Romanian), едва́ (jedvá) (Russian), е́ле (jéle) (Russian), accalaítzu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), azìgu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), izu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), aìzu (Sassarese), air èiginn (Scottish Gaelic), је̏два [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), jȅdva [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), sotva (Slovak), ledva (Slovak), apenas (Spanish), a duras penas (Spanish), knappast (Swedish), knappt (Swedish), näppeligen (Swedish), แทบจะไม่ (tɛ̂ɛp jà mâi) (Thai), ле́две (lédve) (Ukrainian), ледь (ledʹ) (Ukrainian), קוים (koym) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-hardly-en-adv-8vNEnEbN Disambiguation of 'barely, almost not or not quite': 56 31 0 6 7 Disambiguation of 'barely, only just': 84 7 0 4 4
  2. Certainly not; not at all.
    Sense id: en-hardly-en-adv-AzfSsVmH Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English positive polarity items, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 50 1 20 10 13 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 10 33 8 10 11 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 6 33 2 28 15 18
  3. (now rare) With difficulty. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-hardly-en-adv-YC0rpzr8
  4. (manner, archaic) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner. Tags: archaic Translations (harshly): (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (zung⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), (zhòng) (Chinese Mandarin), přísně (Czech), dur (French), durement (French), hart (German), rau (German), (chhung) (Hakka Chinese), af hörku (Icelandic), hakalega (Icelandic), aspramente (Italian), hardt (Norwegian Bokmål), severamente (Portuguese), ре́зко (rézko) (Russian), жёстко (žóstko) (Russian), суро́во (suróvo) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hardly-en-adv-tlgrw-pZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 30 1 39 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 6 33 2 28 15 18 Topics: manner Disambiguation of 'harshly': 5 13 0 71 11
  5. (manner, obsolete) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-hardly-en-adv-cv6WyKpW Categories (other): English positive polarity items, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 10 33 8 10 11 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 6 33 2 28 15 18 Topics: manner
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: not hardly, working hard or hardly working

Interjection

IPA: /ˈhɑːdli/ [UK], /ˈhɑɹdli/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-hardly.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English hardely, hardliche, from Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees”), equivalent to hard + -ly. Compare Dutch hardelijk, German härtlich. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hardely}} Middle English hardely, {{m|enm|hardliche}} hardliche, {{inh|en|ang|heardlīċe|t=boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees}} Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees”), {{suffix|en|hard|ly}} hard + -ly, {{cog|nl|hardelijk}} Dutch hardelijk, {{cog|de|härtlich}} German härtlich Head templates: {{en-interj}} hardly
  1. Not really.
    Sense id: en-hardly-en-intj-DJBDHCFu Categories (other): English positive polarity items, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 10 33 8 10 11 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 6 33 2 28 15 18

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hardly meaning in English (20.0kB)

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "not hardly"
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    }
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "hardlier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more hardly",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hardliest",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most hardly",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They hardly ever watch television.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "It's hardly possible he could lose the election.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Barely, only just, almost not."
      ],
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          "Barely",
          "barely"
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        [
          "just",
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        ],
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ]
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        "(degree) Barely, only just, almost not."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "56 31 0 6 7",
          "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
          "word": "barely"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 31 0 6 7",
          "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
          "word": "just"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 31 0 6 7",
          "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
          "word": "only just"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "56 31 0 6 7",
          "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
          "word": "scarcely"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "alt": "թե",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "հազիվ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "džvarutʿyamb",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "դժվարությամբ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "ljedzʹ",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "ледзь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "edvám",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "едва́м"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "a penes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "gaire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "幾乎不"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jīhū bù",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "几乎不"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "sotva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "stěží"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "knap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "nauwelijks"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "apenaŭ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "neyvan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "tuskin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "töin tuskin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "hädin tuskin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "guère"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "à peine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "kaum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "mólis",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "μόλις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bekóshi",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "בקושי"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "thoṛe",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "थोड़े"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "alig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "aligha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "nemigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "bajosan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "með naumindum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "naumlega"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "ekki meira en svo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "varla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "tæplega"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "með erfiði"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "með fyrirhöfn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "apene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "ní móide"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "appena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kəəm-kəəm",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "គើមៗ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "stǝǝ tae",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "ស្ទើរតែ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "taək-taək",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "តើកៗ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geoui",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "거의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "astem",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "ئاستەم"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "carcar",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "جارجار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "vix"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "haud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "vos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "vos vos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "odvaj",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "одвај"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "edvaj",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "едвај"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "pitoiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "pitoiptoiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "araj",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "арай"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "knapt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "neppe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "gaire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "oj",
          "lang": "Ojibwe",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "agaawaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "unēaþe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "fro",
          "lang": "Old French",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "a paine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "ledwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "quase não"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "mal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "abia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jedvá",
          "sense": "barely, only just",
          "word": "едва́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 7 0 4 4",
          "code": "ru",
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        "archaic"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "manner"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": ", Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.148",
          "text": "Let him hardly be possest with an honest curiositie to search out the nature and causes of all things […]."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Firmly",
          "firmly"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(manner, obsolete) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "manner"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑːdli/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑɹdli/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hardly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4d/En-us-hardly.ogg/En-us-hardly.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/En-us-hardly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
      "word": "barely"
    },
    {
      "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
      "word": "just"
    },
    {
      "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
      "word": "only just"
    },
    {
      "sense": "barely, almost not or not quite",
      "word": "scarcely"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "zung⁶",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "重"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "chhung",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "重"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "重"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhòng",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "重"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "přísně"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "dur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "durement"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "hart"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "rau"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "af hörku"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "hakalega"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "aspramente"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "hardt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "severamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rézko",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "ре́зко"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žóstko",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "жёстко"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "suróvo",
      "sense": "harshly",
      "word": "суро́во"
    },
    {
      "alt": "թե",
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "հազիվ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "džvarutʿyamb",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "դժվարությամբ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ljedzʹ",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ледзь"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "edvám",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "едва́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "a penes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "gaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "幾乎不"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīhū bù",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "几乎不"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "sotva"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "stěží"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "knap"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "nauwelijks"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "apenaŭ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "neyvan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "tuskin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "töin tuskin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "hädin tuskin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "guère"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "à peine"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "kaum"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "mólis",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "μόλις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bekóshi",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "בקושי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "thoṛe",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "थोड़े"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "alig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "aligha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "nemigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "bajosan"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "með naumindum"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "naumlega"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ekki meira en svo"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "varla"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "tæplega"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "með erfiði"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "með fyrirhöfn"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "apene"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ní móide"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "appena"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kəəm-kəəm",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "គើមៗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "stǝǝ tae",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ស្ទើរតែ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "taək-taək",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "តើកៗ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geoui",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "거의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "astem",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ئاستەم"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "carcar",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "جارجار"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "vix"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "haud"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "vos"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "vos vos"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "odvaj",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "одвај"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "edvaj",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "едвај"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "pitoiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "pitoiptoiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "araj",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "арай"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "knapt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "neppe"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "gaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "agaawaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "unēaþe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "a paine"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ledwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "quase não"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "mal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "abia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jedvá",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "едва́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jéle",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "е́ле"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "appenas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "accalaítzu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "azìgu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "izu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "aìzu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "air èiginn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "је̏два"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "jȅdva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "sotva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ledva"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "apenas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "a duras penas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "knappast"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "knappt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "näppeligen"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tɛ̂ɛp jà mâi",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "แทบจะไม่"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "lédve",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ле́две"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ledʹ",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "ледь"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "koym",
      "sense": "barely, only just",
      "word": "קוים"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hardly"
}

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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ly",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of Italian translations",
    "Requests for review of Latin translations",
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        "1": "en",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "härtlich"
      },
      "expansion": "German härtlich",
      "name": "cog"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think the Beatles are a really overrated band. ― Hardly!"
        }
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        "Not really."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑːdli/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɑɹdli/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-hardly.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4d/En-us-hardly.ogg/En-us-hardly.ogg.mp3",
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