heavily
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heavily
- /ˈhɛvɪli/
Where it comes from
From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy + -ly.
adverb more heavily · most heavily · heauily
- With a great weight. heavily burdened
- To a considerable degree, to a great extent. He relied heavily on the data collected by the others.
- In a manner designed for heavy duty. heavily armed soldiers; heavily armoured tanks; heavily reinforced walls
- So as to be thick or heavy. heavily built young men; his heavily muscled arms
- In a laboured manner. he breathed heavily
- Sadly. "It was all my fault," he replied heavily.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: heavy, hard, intemperately, massively, intensely, large, intensively, great, strong, robustly, tight, densely, profusely, overly, strongly, mightily
Translations
Every language
adv in a heavy manner
| Español | pesadamente |
|---|---|
| Italiano | pesantemente |
| Русский | тяжело́ tjaželó, си́льно sílʹno |
adv in a manner designed for heavy duty
| Italiano | fortemente |
|---|---|
| Русский | тяжело́ tjaželó |
adv in a laboured manner
| Español | pesadamente |
|---|---|
| Italiano | intensamente |
| Русский | тяжело́ tjaželó, с трудо́м s trudóm |
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