Hardly
Hardly adverb - Certainly not.
Usage example: I would hardly think someone with her attitude could make a good manager
More or less is an antonym for hardly.
Nearby Word: hard
More or less
More or less adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: the lot is 16 acres more or less
Hardly is an antonym for more or less.
Both terms in one sentence
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Hoedir might also count; he's not the parodic figure that Heimdall is, but for the majority of the series he's more or less the harmless blind background character that hardly anyone notices.
Source: Comic Book / Valhalla -
Then there is the shield & weapon combination, which looks dull and hardly creative, yet thanks to a (more or less) realistic approach to combat maneuvers it's both practical and really spectacular in action.
- Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, the main character (more or less) of M*A*S*H, is hardly ever without a snarky line, even when flirting with the nurses (at which point they generally take the form of Double Entendres).
Source: Stepford Snarker
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