heavily
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1.1
- adverb
- /ˈhɛvɪli/
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pesadamente
- He sighed heavily after hearing the disappointing news.
- weigh heavily
- heavily loaded
- heavily laden
They can breathe rapidly and heavily, which happens often.
- They can breathe rapidly and heavily, which happens often.
- And so at some point water must have coursed heavily over its surface, right?
Examples
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Too wet, cold, and in pain to care anymore, he sat down heavily beside David.
Fiction book (1990) -
As a position generally respected for its power, the presidency is heavily invested with symbolic meaning.
Academic text (1990) -
Just apply it heavily, heavily, heavily onto that lid.
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Other studies followed, finding heavily contaminated urban yards and gardens across the United States.
Academic text (2013) -
The mild summer evenings hung heavily without the radio, and I began to take long walks.
Fiction book (1990) -
Another concern is that the feedback weighs heavily on grammar and mechanics, not content.
Academic text (2013) -
Suddenly, a wave of dizziness overcame her, and she sat heavily on the ground.
Fiction book (1990) -
The health of LGBTQ elders depends heavily on their ability to overcome social inequities.
Academic text (2015) -
The front was stabilized... then shortly afterwards developed into a continuous line... of heavily fortified trenches... zigzagging their way 500 miles... from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier.
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The snow fell heavily, covering the streets in a thick layer.
Synonyms
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1.0
With strong effort or heavy breathing
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1.0
In a very forceful or certain way
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3.5
In a strong way that uses a lot of power
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4.0
To do something with great force or effort
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4.6
In a strong, solid way
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5.5
With great effort and determination
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6.6
With a lot of effort in a slow, tiring way
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7.8
In a way that needs great effort and long hard work
In a heavy, forceful way
In a heavy, slow way that shows great weight
Antonyms
Compounds
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heavily comes from the old English word hefig meaning 'weighty' and the ending -ly which makes it 'in a heavy way'. So to move heavily is to move with real weight or force, like someone carrying a very heavy bag.