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Hardly free means "almost not free" – e.g., The prisoner was hardly free after the ankle monitor was attached. This is grammatically fine but unrelated to your keyword’s intent.

You should use "can’t hardly" in formal writing. It is considered a double negative, and while it appears in casual dialects for emphasis, standard English rejects it. is it can hardly or cant hardly free

| Do this | Avoid this | |---------|-------------| | I can hardly believe it. | I can’t hardly believe it. | | He hardly ever calls. | He doesn’t hardly ever call. | | There was hardly any food. | There wasn’t hardly any food. | Hardly free means "almost not free" – e