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heavily
[hev-uh-lee]
adverb
with a great weight or burden.
a heavily loaded wagon.
in a manner suggestive of carrying a great weight; ponderously; lumberingly.
He walked heavily across the room.
in an oppressive manner.
Cares weigh heavily upon him.
to suffer heavily.
densely; thickly.
heavily wooded.
in large amounts or in great quantities; very much.
It rained heavily on Tuesday.
without animation or vigor; in a dull manner; sluggishly.
Other Word Forms
- overheavily adverb
- unheavily adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
News coverage of the protests has transfixed Mexico, where reports have heavily sided with the immigrants against U.S. efforts to detain and deport them.
Ultimately, they have been heavily used, and the results have been celebrated.
Reeves was heavily criticised for cutting universal entitlement to winter fuel payments in September last year, with only those on Pension Credit or other benefits eligible.
To make domestic production viable, Keen has invested heavily in automation, enabling the Kentucky plant to operate with just a fraction of the workforce required overseas.
He's only ever known life on an island connected to the quarantined British mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway.
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