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What does it mean by "I hardly think so"? Does it include negative meaning?

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Rebecca

Here, "I hardly think so" can be understood as meaning "I don't really think so" or "I doubt it." The "hardly" here is used to indicate the speaker's expression of doubt/rejection of his friend's claims. You can interpret it as having a negative meaning.

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