heavily
Americanadverb
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with a great weight or burden.
a heavily loaded wagon.
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in a manner suggestive of carrying a great weight; ponderously; lumberingly.
He walked heavily across the room.
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in an oppressive manner.
Cares weigh heavily upon him.
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to suffer heavily.
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densely; thickly.
heavily wooded.
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in large amounts or in great quantities; very much.
It rained heavily on Tuesday.
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without animation or vigor; in a dull manner; sluggishly.
Other Word Forms
- overheavily adverb
- unheavily adverb
Etymology
Origin of heavily
First recorded before 900; Middle English hevyly, Old English hefiglīce; equivalent to heavy + -ly
Example Sentences
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The weight of expectation will lie heavily on Arsenal's shoulders before facing the Bees, with an uncomfortable night's sleep in store after seeing City take apart Fulham in a clinical first-half showing.
From BBC
Cort resisted roles that leaned too heavily into eccentricity, rejecting a part, to his later regret, in the 1975 Oscar winner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
From Los Angeles Times
Former Newcastle owner Amanda Staveley has been heavily linked with a continued interest in Tottenham despite a statement in September that she does not intend to make a formal offer for the club.
From BBC
The prime minister has been heavily criticised by opposition MPs for his handling of the controversy.
From BBC
She sighed heavily and returned to the map.
From Literature
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