Few
Few adjective - A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.
Usage example: few roses were still blooming
Hardly a
Hardly a adjective - Very few.
Usage example: hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous date and year
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Synonyms for Hardly a
Both terms in one sentence
- The author had consulted with a few real life hackers, but the book was hardly a 'handbook for computer crime' as one misinformed agent said.
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It turns out only a few fleeting moments later that those words are hardly a lie.
Source: From Bad To Worse / Video Games -
With only a few colonies and a small Space Navy, humanity is hardly a galactic superpower.
Source: Humans Are Special
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