Fully and Hardly

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Fully

Fully adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Usage example: only with daybreak did we fully realize the extent of the damage from the storm
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Hardly is an antonym for fully.
Nearby Word: full

Hardly

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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Fully is an antonym for hardly in barely topic.
Nearby Word: hard
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  • Though the killing of the disabled continued in a less systematic manner, it hardly seems that the Catholic Church was fully behind Hitler.
    Source: Artistic License – Traditional Christianity
  • Video Game / Gradius There's also the Solar Assault sub-series, which is fully-3D Gradius, though it hardly got any attention.
    Source: Video Game / Gradius
  • Ben Linus from LOST hardly looks dangerous, but he is fully capable of taking you down.
    Source: Weak, but Skilled
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