hardly a

adjectives

very few
"hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous date and year"
hardly a
is similar to
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
"a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"
few