When you've finished a book and you suddenly return to the real world, but the real world feels incomplete or surreal because you're still living in the world of the book. > "I have a really bad book hangover today, I could hardly concentrate at work."
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Same as Hardly. adv
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a sneaking fellow, or one who is hardly used.
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or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin
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When two people think they are arguing, but fail to realize they actually agree. > Ross: This arena is bigger than the old one. > Morgan: Not much bigger. > Ross: It is bigger. > Morgan: Barely, hardly enough to notice. > Ross: It's definitely bigger! > Morgan: But NOT MUCH bigger! > Chris: Uhhh, guys? You're in violent agreement.
