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.

2. Heavilyadverb

   In large quantity; as, it rained heavily.

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

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

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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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. Bella Dinh-Zarr:

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

2. Stanton Glantz:

   In October, Canada became the first major economic country to legalize recreational marijuana, which will undoubtedly be a bellwether for the U.S. as it continues to debate policy issues surrounding pot. And although cigarette smoking might be on the decline, Dr. King notes the tobacco industry has heavily diversified its portfolio of products and still remains one of the most profitable industries globally. So while it might be awhile beforeconvenient stores are sellingpacks of joints, similar to a pack of cigarettes its cleartobacco is positioningitself for an impendingshift towards cannabis. Kids started with tobacco and then graduated to marijuana, now its the other way around. Kids start with marijuana and they graduate to tobacco.

3. Alisa Tang:

   The moment they arrive, they are already heavily indebted, so they have to give up a lot of rights because they have to keep the job to have money to pay the recruiters.

4. Clifton Nunnally:

   We can't allow this heavily impacted disaster site to slip from our collective memory and further study is needed to shed light on the long-term impacts that oil spills have on fragile deep-sea ecosystems.

5. Vadim Ismakaev:

   [Russians] went ahead and just figured, ‘Let’s ban any potential source of truth out there and let’s make sure that it's going to be heavily penalized,’ the divide keeps on growing in how the general Russian population sees the war and how the rest of the world sees the war.

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