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  1. hardly aadjective

    very few

    "hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous date and year"

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  1. hardly A

    "Hardly A" is a phrase used to emphasize that someone or something is not at all a particular thing or in a particular condition. It typically implies that the subject is lacking or deficient in the quality stated after "A". For instance, if you say, "He is hardly a scholar," you mean that the person in question lacks the knowledge or qualifications that a scholar would typically possess.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hardly a in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hardly a in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hardly a in a Sentence

  1. Margot Asquith:

    Truthfulness with me is hardly a virtue. I cannot discriminate between truths that and those that don't need to be told.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    Americans who watched the Super Bowl saw rich celebrities having a grand time with hardly a mask in sight, but under Democrats policies, first-graders who watch that big plus party last night had to wake up this morning and cover their own faces..to go to school.

  3. Mark Twain:

    His ignorance covered the whole earth like a blanket, and there was hardly a hole in it anywhere.

  4. Frederick Winslow Taylor:

    Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerably amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and convince his employer that he is going at a good price.

  5. Hillary Clinton:

    That is one of my favorite dresses, this is what's called a cold-shoulder dress ... Like everything I do, it turned out to be controversial. I'm hardly a fashion icon, I absolutely admit that.

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