Definition/Meaning of hardly

• English - Adverb: hardly ( comparative hardlier or more hardly , superlative hardliest or most hardly ) ( manner , obsolete ) Firmly , vigorously , with strength or exertion . 1603 , John Florio , translating Michel de Montaigne , Essays , Folio Society , 2006, vol . 1 , p .148: Let him hardly be possest with an honest curiositie to search out the nature and causes of all things
• English - Interjection: hardly Not really . I think the Beatles are a really overrated band . ― Hardly !
• English - Etymology: From hard +‎ ly .
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈhɑːdli/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈhɑɹdli/ ,