Hardly
Hardly adverb - With great effort or determination.
Usage example: the state championship was a hardly fought contest between two evenly matched teams
Ploddingly and hardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploddingly" instead an adverb "Hardly".
Nearby Word: hard
Ploddingly
Ploddingly adverb - In a plodding manner.
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Synonyms for Ploddingly
Hardly and ploddingly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Ploddingly".
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Ploddingly and Hardly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/ploddingly
Hardly & Ploddingly. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/ploddingly>.
Ploddingly or Hardly. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hardly/ploddingly.
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