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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. 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 51Թ Forms

  • v·𲹱i· adverb
  • ܲ·𲹱i· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heavily1

First recorded before 900; Middle English hevyly, Old English ھī; equivalent to heavy + -ly
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Instead, Germany leant particularly heavily on the US for its security.

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Reflecting the party's anti-EU stance, Reform did much better in wards that voted heavily for Leave in the 2016 EU referendum than it did in wards that backed Remain.

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At low tide, however, there is nothing preventing anyone walking over to the heavily corroded, sea-worn hulks of metal that once formed the SS Vina - despite it being extremely perilous to do so.

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In 2004, she hoped to help resolve the crisis in Beslan, where heavily armed militants held hostages in a school for three days.

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Under leader Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative campaign focused heavily on cost of living issues and crime.

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