Definitions for heavily
ˈhɛv ə liheav·i·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heavilyadverb

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

   Etymology: [From 2d Heavy.]

2. Heavilyadverb

   In large quantity; as, it rained heavily.

   Etymology: [From 2d Heavy.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Heavilyadverb

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

   Etymology: [From 2d Heavy.]

2. Heavilyadverb

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

   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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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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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. Jasper Lawler:

   It takes a brave soul and deep pockets to buy these mining stocks when they're this heavily down.

2. Nils Behnke:

   Companies that were heavily into specialty indications thought they were immune, but it is now clear that they are not.

3. Samier Dandan:

   Almost universally, research points to the enormous influence that wider social, economic and political issues have on the process of radicalization, yet, the focus of the government's strategy seems to rest heavily on how best it can strip people of their rights in the name of 'security'.

4. Amir Latif:

   ( The consulate is in) a very heavily guarded area, the firing is still continuing and we can hear small blasts, which suggests the attackers are still engaged with security forces, the firing is still continuing and the police have not made any official statement but eyewitnesses said there are three to four attackers, heavily armed attackers who tried to storm the Chinese consulate and still we can hear gunshots.

5. Tom Forte:

   An argument can be made that they're [ still ] heavily dependent on the iPhone, i'm still trying to envision what the future looks like and what happens when the smartphone is no longer the center of the universe.

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