Hardly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- uncommonly and hardly
- uncommonly and sometimes
- little and hardly
- little and sometimes
- seldom and hardly
- seldom and sometimes
- rarely and hardly
- rarely and sometimes
- infrequently and hardly
- infrequently and sometimes
- irregularly and hardly
- irregularly and sometimes
- not often and hardly
- not often and sometimes
Both words in one sentence
- Power Up Letdown: Enemies in the arena can sometimes drop 10 second buffs but since they last for so little time they are hardly useful.
Source: Video Game / Anti-Idle: The Game -
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: While hardly a moron, Peter does generally come off as a bit bumbling and sometimes a little clueless.
Source: Series / White Collar -
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Dietrich's German accent keeps fluctuating throughout the game, sometimes going from extremely heavy to hardly present to extremely heavy again in the span of one cutscene.
Source: Video Game / Spy Fiction
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