Hardly and Willfully

Hardly

Hardly adverb - With great effort or determination.
Usage example: the state championship was a hardly fought contest between two evenly matched teams

Willfully and hardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willfully" instead an adverb "Hardly".

Nearby Word: hard

Willfully

Willfully adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.

Hardly and willfully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hardly" instead an adverb "Willfully".

Nearby Words: willful, willingly, willfulness

Both words in one sentence

  • Willfully harming the 13 year old FP could hardly be seen as heroic, and leads to his break down in the face of no good option.
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