Hardly
Hardly adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: his broker did not think that he would take his financial losses so hardly
Plaintively and hardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plaintively" instead an adverb "Hardly".
Nearby Word: hard
Plaintively
Plaintively adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Usage example: the man sighed plaintively as it became clear that he was getting nowhere with the officious bureacrat
Hardly and plaintively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Plaintively".
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Plaintively and Hardly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/plaintively
Hardly & Plaintively. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/plaintively>.
Plaintively or Hardly. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/plaintively.
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