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It was raining hard and we all got wet.
Society shouldn’t punish these people too hardly.
Society shouldn’t punish these people too hard/severely.
hardly
= scarcely; almost not: ‘It was hardly raining at all.’ ‘I could hardly believe my eyes.’
hard
= (1) with a lot of effort: ‘If you work hard, you’re bound to pass.’ (2) heavily or severely: ‘The
authorities are coming down hard on tax evasion.’ Before a past participle, use
severely
for this
meaning: ‘If they are caught, they will be severely punished.’
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