Definitions for heavily
ˈhɛv ə liheav·i·ly

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

1. heavily, to a great extent(adverb)

   to a considerable degree

   "he relied heavily on others' data"

2. heavily(adverb)

   in a heavy-footed manner

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

3. heavily(adverb)

   with great force

   "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"

4. heavily(adverb)

   in a manner designed for heavy duty

   "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"

5. heavy, heavily(adverb)

   slowly as if burdened by much weight

   "time hung heavy on their hands"

6. heavily(adverb)

   in a labored manner

   "he breathed heavily"

7. heavily, intemperately, hard(adverb)

   indulging excessively

   "he drank heavily"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Heavily(adv.)

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

2. Heavily(adv.)

   In large quantity; as, it rained heavily.

Origin: [From 2d Heavy.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. heavily(Adverb)

   in a heavy manner

2. heavily(Adverb)

   with a great weight

   heavily burdened

3. heavily(Adverb)

   to a considerable degree, to a great extent

4. heavily(Adverb)

   in a manner designed for heavy duty

5. heavily(Adverb)

   so as to be thick or heavy

6. heavily(Adverb)

   in a laboured manner

   he breathed heavily

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

1. Heavily(adverb)

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

2. Heavily(adverb)

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

Origin: [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

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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. Mal Pancoast:

   Thinking is heavily endorsed.

2. Bella Dinh-Zarr:

   ... It is heavily burned, and that's (where) lies the problem.

3. Lucy Usoyan:

   I could feel that someone was heavily beating my head and back.

4. Min-Liang Tan:

   It's a serious business right now, so we're heavily investing in it.

5. De Brouwer:

   I think in ten years from now we'll be relying heavily on silicon lasers.

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