hardly

(Inglese)

Frequenza

B1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈhɑːdli/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English hardely, hardliche, from Old English heardlīċe (“boldly; hardily; without ease; in a way that causes pain; not easily; only by degrees”), equivalent to hard + -ly. Compare Dutch hardelijk, German härtlich.

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