Hardly and Not very

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

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Not very and hardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not very" instead an adverb "Hardly".

Nearby Word: hard

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Hardly and not very are semantically related. You can use "Hardly" instead an adverb phrase "Not very".

Still, the name is not very fitting, since in Überwald you can hardly call humans the "most dangerous" creatures.

Source: Discworld / The Fifth Elephant
It is hardly surprising when his men are not very loyal to him.

Source: Bad Boss
Action (if it comes to) is quick and brutal in the ships' confined corridors, and sometimes boarders are blown out of space (mostly by panicked and not very bright defenders, as hardly anyone boards unsubdued ship in Honorverse) before boarding starts.

Source: Boarding Party

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