Hardly and Never

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Hardly adverb - Certainly not.

Usage example: I would hardly think someone with her attitude could make a good manager

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Never and hardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Never" instead an adverb "Hardly".

Nearby Word: hard

Never adverb - At no time.

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Hardly and never are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Never".

Curiously, however, while you will never or hardly ever see firearms, you will see futuristic weapons like ray-guns and so forth.

Source: Fantasy Gun Control / Tabletop Games
Many film comedians have never or hardly won an Academy Award during the height of their careers: Laurel and Hardy received one Oscar for their short "The Music Box".

Source: Comedy Ghetto
Also fuses were never foolproof, especially the early ones, and unexploded shells falling back to earth, sometimes to explode on impact with the ground, were hardly unheard of.

Source: Firing in the Air a Lot

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