130 entries under adverb topic. ×

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hardly(adjective, difficulty, small, common)
20
scarcely(adjective, near, just, scarce)
17
just(adjective, near, scarce, now)
10
nearly(just, scarce, smallness, now)
10
only
9
merely(absolutely, only, hardly, simply)
9
not quite(expression, idiom, smallness)
9
only just(expression, adjective, idiom, smallness)
9
simply(absolutely, only, purely, somewhat)
8
rarely(hardly, simply, somewhat, scarcely)
7
scarce(adjective, small, common, insignificant)
6
almost(adjective, just, scarce, smallness)
6
scantily(adjective, hardly, pushing)
6
less
5
purely
5
baldly
5
little(just, much, hardly, simply)
5
plainly
5
no more than(expression, idiom, smallness, simply)
5
solely
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