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Heavily

//ˈhɛvɪli// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With a great weight.

    "heavily burdened"

  2. 2
    To a considerable degree, to a great extent.

    "He relied heavily on the data collected by the others."

  3. 3
    In a manner designed for heavy duty.

    "heavily armed soldiers; heavily armoured tanks; heavily reinforced walls"

  4. 4
    So as to be thick or heavy.

    "heavily built young men; his heavily muscled arms"

  5. 5
    In a laboured manner.

    "he breathed heavily"

Adverb
  1. 1
    to a considerable degree wordnet
  2. 2
    indulging excessively wordnet
  3. 3
    in a labored manner wordnet
  4. 4
    slowly as if burdened by much weight wordnet
  5. 5
    in a manner designed for heavy duty wordnet
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  1. 6
    in a heavy-footed manner wordnet
  2. 7
    with great force wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy + -ly.

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