Meaning of hardly a(a) in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    hardly a(a)

    Definitions

    1. very few

    Examples

    • « hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous date and year »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they were brought to justice, the real serial killer goes about his business with hardly a thought to being caught. »
    Pat Brown
  • « There is a sort of jealousy which needs very little fire it is hardly a passion, but a blight bred in the cloudy, damp despondency of uneasy egoism. »
    George Eliot
  • « I'm conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. There's hardly a day that goes past on which I don't write poetry. »
    Ben Okri

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