"hardly" meaning in All languages combined

See hardly on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈhɑːdli/ [UK], /ˈhɑrdli/ [US] Audio: en-us-hardly.ogg [US]
Etymology: hard + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hard|ly}} hard + -ly
  1. Not much, very little. Synonyms: barely
    Sense id: simple-hardly-en-adv-k6l6CGhd
  2. Not at all. Synonyms: not
    Sense id: simple-hardly-en-adv-26tCSEuv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈhɑːdli/ [UK], /ˈhɑrdli/ [US] Audio: en-us-hardly.ogg [US] Forms: hardly
Etymology: hard + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hard|ly}} hard + -ly Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You can use hardly show you disagree a lot and are upset.
    Sense id: simple-hardly-en-intj-o1YgUKa2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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