01 adv. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.
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1.
In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.“Recovering hardly what he lost before.” — Dryden.
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2.
Unwillingly; grudgingly.“The House of Peers gave so hardly their consent.” — Milton.
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3.
Scarcely; barely; not quite; not wholly.“Hardly shall you find any one so bad, but he desires the credit of being thought good.” — South.
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4.
Severely; harshly; roughly.“He has in many things been hardly used.” — Swift.
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5.
Confidently; hardily.[Obs.]
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6.
Certainly; surely; indeed.[Obs.]