Closely and Hardly

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Closely adverb - To a close degree.

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Hardly and closely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Closely".

Nearby Words: close, closeness, closer

Hardly adverb - By a very small margin.

Usage example: we were hardly able to make it back to camp before darkness set in

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Closely and hardly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Closely" instead an adverb "Hardly".

Nearby Word: hard

The leopard seal from Pingu Dreams hardly looks like a real leopard seal and more closely resembles a walrus without tusks instead.

Source: Informed Species / Western Animation
And while the Amish may not use nor closely follow the latest in technology, they're hardly ignorant about it.

Source: Medieval Stasis
Everything's Better with Platypi: The episode "Save That Junk" introduces recurring character Duckbill (Bill for short), a duck-billed platypus - as closely associated with Australian wildlife as koalas and kangaroos, so the series could hardly not have a platypus character.

Source: Anime / Adventures of the Little Koala

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