Hardly

The "extras" -- the word hardly does them justice -- include a Loach profile on TV's Southbank show from 1993, a new documentary about the making of the film and his landmark feature Cathy Come Home, a massively popular TV movie as worthy of attention on its own as anything Loach has done. ❋ Michael Giltz (2011)

Late last night, an anonymous resident from Akira Hall had recognized Aya and rekicked to her feed, but by then the fact that she had a name hardly mattered. ❋ Scott Westerfeld (2010)

He slept throughout the entire journey and woke only toward the end of the afternoon as we jolted down the narrow lane to Misenum, where Lucullus had his—well, I was going to call it a house, but the word hardly fits that veritable palace of pleasure, the Villa Cornelia, which he had bought and extended on the coast. ❋ ROBERT HARRIS (2010)

The title hardly sounded formidable, but Egypt ' s bureaucracy was legendary. ❋ Alex Berenson (2010)

Here's the Joint Working Group on what it refers to as "spoof," though the term hardly does justice to its gravity: States or terrorist organizations, for reasons that might range from protecting secrets to preventing attribution, may attempt to spoof any later investigation by mixing material from different sources. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Agreed, even if our college jazz department is so informal that the title hardly ever gets used. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

But the title hardly exaggerates the part which the English minister was enabled to play during the next few years by the rivalry of Charles and Francis, and by the apparently even balance of their powers. ❋ Unknown (1908)

This hardly is an example to be emulated by any sane Israeli government. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yet “slave” is a term hardly applicable to such “chattels,” who, as a rule, are free as their lords. ❋ Unknown (2003)

He relates, with apparent belief, the existence of several extraordinary quadrupeds in the vast Hercynian forest, such as the unicorn of heraldry, which here first appears; the elk, which has no joints to its legs, and cannot lie down, whose bulk he depreciates as much as he exaggerates that of the urus or wild bull, which he describes as hardly inferior to the elephant in size. ❋ Charles Thomas Cruttwell (1879)

Yet "slave" is a term hardly applicable to such "chattels," who, as a rule, are free as their lords. ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

One such change has generated a term hardly ever heard in the U.S. but well known to the rest of the globe: environmental refugee. ❋ Bonnie Erbé (2010)

National Tea Party Convention call the gathering of grassroots groups "a step in the right direction," the label hardly matters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He [hardly] [made it] A: Did you [make out] with her last night? B: [Hardly]! ❋ Mark_davo (2007)

"[XXX] [teens] hardly [fucked]" ❋ Tom T (2010)

To [brandish] hardly is to [wield] with [force] ❋ The-real-hardly (2010)

[Mam]: did you take my smokes Son: [hardly] why [would i] take your smokes ❋ The Irish Slang (2019)

You can tell that guy is not from [New Jersey] because he is wearing [an Ed] [Hardly] shirt. ❋ Mediocremaiden (2010)

The [Hardly Boys] in The Case of [the World Trade Center] [Conspiracy]! ❋ Calvin Spring (2007)

I am "[hardly rich]" but I can afford to buy $[300].[00] dollar pair of jeans. ❋ Kim1979 (2011)

Look at those Hardly Boys with their blowouts and [CADILLAC] tattoos, they are [flaming] [douches]. ❋ PAdubs (2010)

My [GSXR1000] is faster and handles better than your Hardly Ableson bath [on wheels], go home you [humpy] c*** and shave that beard. ❋ Lee McC (2007)

Guy #1: Dude, i [feel like] im not hardly alice today Guy #2: Go [take a nap] you [feel better] than ❋ /b/vader (2010)