heavily

American  

[hev-uh-lee] / ˈhɛv ə li /

adverb

1. with a great weight or burden.

   a heavily loaded wagon.

2. in a manner suggestive of carrying a great weight; ponderously; lumberingly.

   He walked heavily across the room.

3. in an oppressive manner.

   Cares weigh heavily upon him.

4. severely; greatly; intensely.

   to suffer heavily.

5. densely; thickly.

   heavily wooded.

6. in large amounts or in great quantities; very much.

   It rained heavily on Tuesday.

7. without animation or vigor; in a dull manner; sluggishly.

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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

Since then, the family have renovated the space to include a man-made lake, a sauna, a football pitch, and a bee garden - which featured heavily in the Netflix documentary about Sir David released in 2023.

From BBC

Ultrasounds are also heavily relied on to diagnose cancers and check on organs such as the liver, kidneys and spleen.

From BBC

The law laid the groundwork for Russia’s heavily censored “Red Web” that now entirely prohibits many foreign social-media platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Musk and others are investing heavily to build more computing power to fuel AI development.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although California doesn’t currently tax wealth directly, it heavily taxes the income generated by wealth—particularly capital gains.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• densely
• massively
• thickly