Meaning of HEAVILY
| Pronunciation: | | 'hevulee
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- [adv] to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data"
- [adv] indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"
- [adv] slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands"
- [adv] in a manner designed for heavy duty; "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"
- [adv] in a heavy-footed manner; "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
- [adv] with great force; "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
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| | Synonyms: | | hard, heavy, intemperately, to a great extent |
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| | Antonyms: | | lightly | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Heav"i*ly\, adv. [From 2d {Heavy}.]
1. In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily
on a thing; to be heavily loaded.
Heavily interested in those schemes of emigration.
--The Century.
2. As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and
laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult,
or suffering manner; sorrowfully.
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave
them heavily. --Ex. xiv. 25.
Why looks your grace so heavily to-day? --Shak.
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