Ever and Hardly

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Ever adverb - To a great degree.

Usage example: it's been ever so long since we've seen you

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Hardly is an antonym for ever.

Hardly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.

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Ever is an antonym for hardly.

Nearby Word: hard

Even Adult Swim seems to have picked up on this and hardly, if ever, reruns episodes from the season.

Source: Seasonal Rot / Western Animation
Lightning Can Do Anything: Causing a power surge is hardly the silliest thing it's ever accomplished in fiction, it's also what causes the Gangers to become self-aware and independent.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S32 E5 "The Rebel Flesh"
Although the "serial killer" only ever kills Wakanae, and that hardly even counts!

Source: Manga / Shindere Shoujo To Kodoku Na Shinigami

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