The news is 'hardly' surprising. = The news is 'hardly' a surprise. [=the news is not surprising at all]
“Is this a new idea for a movie?” “'Hardly'! I've seen dozens of movies just like it.”
I could 'hardly' believe my eyes. [=it was difficult to believe what I was seeing]
(..) If you like raisins. Thank you. And it's figs. Oh. Oh, in that case, it was pretty good. You feeling okay? You hardly touched your goose. It smelled too much like blue jay. Can I help you clean up? (..)2014 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Clean Room Infiltration Season: 8 Episode 11