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not hardly

not hardly adverb: hardly, not at all.

Adverb

not hardly (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) hardly, not at all

Questions about not hardly

What does not hardly mean?
Not hardly means hardly, not at all.
What part of speech is not hardly?
Not hardly is an adverb.

Words near not hardly in the dictionary

  1. not guilties
  2. not guilty
  3. not half
  4. not half bad
  5. not happy, Jan
  6. not hardly
  7. not have a bean
  8. not have a care in the world
  9. not have a clue
  10. not have a leg to stand on
  11. not have a pot to piss in

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