Critically
Critically adverb - In a critical manner.
Hardly and critically are semantically related. in harshly topic. In some cases you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Critically".
Hardly
Hardly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Critically and hardly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critically" instead an adverb "Hardly".
Nearby Word: hard
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Nowhere Man was one of UPN's highest-rated and critically-acclaimed shows, but it was canceled after one season only to be replaced by Homeboys In Outer Space, which hardly lasted any longer.
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Yogi Bear has since had a few new cartoons by John Kricfalusi, but hardly anybody's seen them, as well as a financially successful, but critically ravaged, live-action film.
Source: Franchise Killer -
Though hardly critically acclaimed, Korn beat them to the punch by years.
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