heavily

[hev-uh-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• overheavily adverb
• unheavily adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of heavily¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English hevyly, Old English hefiglīce; equivalent to heavy + -ly

Example Sentences

“Whether India reduces its dependence will depend heavily on the strength of U.S. pressure and how much volatility India is prepared to absorb,” Sumit Ritolia, an analyst at Kpler, wrote in a recent research note.

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Google meanwhile has been investing heavily in AI as it vies with OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon and others to lead with the technology.

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The script leans so heavily into cloying emotionality that, in its climax, everyone dissolves into tears.

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If there was a negative to the quarter, CEO Manley said profitability on new vehicles “moderated” during the quarter, given that the mix of sales was more heavily weighted to battery-electric and domestic vehicles.

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But with a patient population heavily reliant on Medicare and Medicaid—nearly 85%, according to administrators—the hospital has little financial cushion to absorb major reductions in federal funding.

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