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hardly

How many syllables in hardly?

  2 syllables

Divide hardly into syllables:   hard-ly
Stressed syllable in hardly:   hard-ly
How to pronounce hardly:   hahrd-lee
How to say hardly:

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Synonyms for hardly


1 syllable
  • I'll
  • just
  • ill
2 syllables
  • barely
  • scarcely
  • little
3 syllables
  • almost not
  • only just
4 syllables
  • by a hair's breadth
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