·adv Confidently; hardily.
II. Hardly ·adv Unwillingly; grudgingly.
III. Hardly ·adv Certainly; surely; indeed.
IV. Hardly ·adv Severely; harshly; roughly.
V. Hardly ·adv Scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly.
VI. Hardly ·adv In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.