hardly

hardly is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. adverb. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.
2. adverb. Unwillingly; grudgingly.
3. adverb. Scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly.
4. adverb. Severely; harshly; roughly.
5. adverb. Confidently; hardily.
6. adverb. Certainly; surely; indeed.
7. adverb. only a very short time before- W.B.Yeats

   "they could barely hear the speaker"

   "we hardly knew them"

   Synonyms: barely, just, scarce, scarcely

8. adverb. almost not

   "he hardly ever goes fishing"

   "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"

   Synonyms: scarcely

Synonyms

barely, just, scarce, scarcely

Words from these letters

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