Definitions for highly
ˈhaɪ lihigh·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. highly, extremelyadverb

   to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

   "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"

2. highlyadverb

   at a high rate or wage

   "highly paid workers"

3. highlyadverb

   in a high position or level or rank

   "details known by only a few highly placed persons"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. highlyadverb

   In a high or esteemed manner.

   He spoke highly of you.

2. highlyadverb

   extremely; greatly; awfully

   He is in a highly visible job.

3. Etymology: From hiȝly, heȝly, heyȝliche, from healice, equivalent to. Cognate with hoogelijk, höchlich, højlig, högligen.

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

1. Highlyadverb

   Etymology: from high.

   1. With elevation as to place and situation.2. In a great degree.

   Whatever expedients can allay those heats, which break us into different factions, cannot but be useful to the publick, and highly tend to its safety. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   It cannot but be highly requisite for us to support and enliven our faith, by dwelling often on the same considerations. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. Proudly; arrogantly; ambitiously.

   What thou wouldst highly,
   That thou wouldst holily; wouldst not play false,
   And yet wouldst wrongly win. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   4. With esteem; with estimation.

   Every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think. Rom. xii. 3.

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1. highly

   Highly refers to something being done to a great extent, degree or level. It often indicates that something is extremely, considerably or greatly happening or performed. It can also refer to expressing a strong positive opinion about something or someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Highlyadverb

   in a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. highly

   [scientific computation] The preferred modifier for overstating an understatement. As in: highly nonoptimal, the worst possible way to do something; highly nontrivial, either impossible or requiring a major research project; highly nonlinear, completely erratic and unpredictable; highly nontechnical, drivel written for lusers, oversimplified to the point of being misleading or incorrect (compare drool-proof paper). In other computing cultures, postfixing of in the extreme might be preferred.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'highly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1081

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'highly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2295

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'highly' in Adverbs Frequency: #108

How to pronounce highly?

1. Alex

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How to say highly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of highly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of highly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of highly in a Sentence

1. Sam Giles:

   But what this animal tells us [is] that actually the last common ancestor of the two groups had lots of bone, so rather than sharks being primitive, sharks are actually very highly evolved in their own way, and just as highly evolved as we are.

2. Lao Tzu:

   Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status.

3. Alan Levin:

   I see and have seen, highly functioning, highly respected, highly compensated lawyers who have been suffering from significant amount of anxiety and depression, some who have issues with substance use, but none of whom would it make any sense to disqualify from practicing law.

4. Phil Lounibos:

   What Oxitec is trying to spin is that it's highly improbable that there will be negative consequences of this foreign DNA entering someone that's bitten by an Oxitec mosquito, i'm on their side, in that consequences are highly unlikely. But to say that there's no genetically modified DNA that might get into a human, that's kind of a gray matter.

5. John Strickland:

   Tony Fernandes and AirAsia are highly regarded with the aviation industry. The airline is highly successful and had an excellent safety record.

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