Definitions for Heavily
ˈhɛv ə liheav·i·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heavily, to a great extentadverb

   to a considerable degree

   "he relied heavily on others' data"

2. heavilyadverb

   in a heavy-footed manner

   "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"

3. heavilyadverb

   with great force

   "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"

4. heavilyadverb

   in a manner designed for heavy duty

   "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"

5. heavy, heavilyadverb

   slowly as if burdened by much weight

   "time hung heavy on their hands"

6. heavilyadverb

   in a labored manner

   "he breathed heavily"

7. heavily, intemperately, hardadverb

   indulging excessively

   "he drank heavily"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heavilyadverb

   Greatly; intensely; as, heavily involved in a plot; heavily invested in real estate.

2. Heavilyadverb

   In large quantity; as, it rained heavily.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heavilyadverb

   in a heavy manner

2. heavilyadverb

   with a great weight

   heavily burdened

3. heavilyadverb

   to a considerable degree, to a great extent

4. heavilyadverb

   in a manner designed for heavy duty

5. heavilyadverb

   so as to be thick or heavy

6. heavilyadverb

   in a laboured manner

   he breathed heavily

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heavilyadverb

   Etymology: from heavy.

   1. With great ponderousness.2. Grievously; afflictively.

   Ease must be impracticable to the envious: they lie under a double misfortune; common calamities and common blessings fall heavily upon them. Jeremy Collier, of Envy.

   3. Sorrowfully; with an air of dejection.

   I came hither to transport the tydings,
   Which I have heavily born. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Why looks your grace so heavily to-day?
   —— O, I have past a miserable night. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   This O’Neil took very heavily, because his condition in the army was less pleasant to him. Edward Hyde.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heavily

   Heavily is an adverb that typically means to a great degree, in large amounts, or with a great weight or force. It can refer to doing something intensely, seriously or severely. The specific meaning of "heavily" often depends on the context in which it is used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Heavilyadverb

   in a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded

2. Heavilyadverb

   as if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully

3. Etymology: [From 2d Heavy.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Heavily' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2481

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Heavily' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4591

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Heavily' in Adverbs Frequency: #204

How to pronounce Heavily?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heavily in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heavily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Heavily in a Sentence

1. Kenny Parcell:

   Rental housing policy is heavily regulated at the state and local level, federally enacted policies can potentially drive housing providers out of the market, which will have an immediate and long-term impact of making rental housing even more competitive and, therefore, more expensive for renters.

2. Chris Wiseheart:

   We worked so hard for everything and just to have it pulled out from underneath you through no fault of your own... [ My wife and I ] had plans to travel and do something in our twilight years, but we've gone through all our savings and are pretty heavily in debt, it'll be hard for us to get out of this mess, but I think we will.

3. Seth Dillon:

   The initial attacks that we face from the media and Big Tech came from this angle that we’re spreading misinformation, and we need to be fact checked, and it was really weird how they were treating these jokes so seriously and giving them a truth rating, that didn’t really work out too well for them, they actually faced a lot of backlash for that, they were mocked very heavily, so there seems to be this shift in strategy. We’re now, instead of focusing on the misinformative nature of our satirical claims, they’re focusing more on the fact that we’re punching down without jokes or aiming at the wrong targets.

4. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert:

   Down went the owners -- greedy men whom hope of gain allured: oh, dry the starting tear, for they were heavily insured.

5. Vice Admiral Yoji Koda:

   At least some boats should be built in this country, i used to be heavily involved in defense force planning ... Maybe the best way is proportional to the number of ships to be built.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Heavily
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Heavily
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heavily
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Heavily
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heavily