A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NARY

Tue, 27 Jan '26
Not, colloquially
Wed, 31 Dec '25
Hardly
Wed, 28 May '25
___ a soul
Sun, 9 Jun '24
Hardly
Sat, 2 Dec '23
Less than hardly
Tue, 17 Jan '23
___ a soul (no one)