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.

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

adverb. Unwillingly; grudgingly.

adverb. Scarcely; barely; not quite; not wholly.

adverb. Severely; harshly; roughly.

adverb. Confidently; hardily.

adverb. Certainly; surely; indeed.

adverb. Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.

adverb. Harshly, severely.

adverb. With difficulty.

adverb. Barely, only just, almost not.

interjection. Not really.

adverb. almost not

adverb. only a very short time before