Superlative for by a very small degree or margin (if at all)
“Trying to be “less bad” is hardly motivational. You want to give employees something to strive for.”
Superlative for not happening frequently
“He's hardly in the office. He's always out there, working hard, solving cases for his department.”
Superlative for almost certainly not
“I am hardly going to admit it here, especially if you will not then give me the pills with which to do it by, am I?”
Superlative for in a harsh or oppressive manner
“Do you think it is no pain to me to deal hardly with you, Edmund?”
Superlative for with great endeavor or resolve
“It was a hardly fought contest, but their skill would ultimately prevail over their opponents.”
Superlative for in a manner filled with grief or bitterness
“He took the tragic incident really hardly and it drove him crazy.”
Superlative for not noticeably, too small to be detected, too little to be perceived
Superlative for in an intangible manner
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