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
Poignantly and hardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poignantly" instead an adverb "Hardly".
Nearby Word: hard
Poignantly
Poignantly adverb - In a poignant or touching manner.
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Synonyms for Poignantly
Hardly and poignantly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Poignantly".
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Related pairs
- hard and hardly
- hard and poignantly
- harshly and hardly
- harshly and poignantly
- cruelly and hardly
- cruelly and poignantly
- severely and hardly
- severely and poignantly
- intensely and hardly
- intensely and poignantly
- seriously and hardly
- seriously and poignantly
- agonizingly and hardly
- agonizingly and poignantly
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