HARDLY
Scrabble letter values: H4A1R1D2L1Y4 = 13
Definition
- adverb only a very short time before. — synonyms: barely, just, scarcely, scarce
- adverb almost not. — synonyms: scarcely, barely, scarce
- adverb slowly and with difficulty. — synonyms: hard
Examples
- “we hardly knew them”
- “had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open”
- “would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave- W.B.Yeats”