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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

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   Hayley

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   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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How to say heavily in sign language?

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. Mark Summers:

   The government alleges that the defendant on this day was heavily engaged in his spoofing activities, he was, through that activity, contributing to that market imbalance.

2. Ken Cole:

   The ranchers generate public sympathy for their custom and culture, all the while despoiling the land, wildlife, and water and disregarding the laws that govern the heavily subsidized grazing permits they feel so entitled to.

3. Zhang Qidi:

   The impact of COVID-19 is big and is long, citizens are heavily indebted because of their home and car loans and that has resulted in a decline in disposable income.

4. Jim Free:

   Our management team apologize to [ the operator in charge of overseeing the process ] because we had made some manual procedure changes between the attempt on Monday and attempt on Saturday, we practiced it during the week but they'd only had a couple of chances. So we didn't as a leadership team, put our our operators in the best place we could have we rely really heavily on our credit team.

5. Reginald Browne:

   The landscape for financial services has been heavily democratized by the rise of the ETF, now social media platforms have the opportunity to democratize the accessibility and delivery of those products and advisory services.

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