Hardly
Somewhat
Somewhat adverb - To some degree or extent.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Quite understandable, as he is only a somewhat eldery scientist, who, however brilliant, is hardly equipped to fight Marvel mutants in person.
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Oddly enough, Zorba gorging himself in that situation is somewhat understandable since he had been wandering Tatooine for days with hardly anything to eat.
Source: Jabba Table Manners - Considering the massive waves of enemies you had to deal with beforehand, she hardly poses any threat, sans being somewhat dried up of ammo.
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