highly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈhaɪli/
- But definitely we are also still pursuing highly specialized fields.
- highly qualified
- highly experienced
- highly unlikely
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- It's schedules, things that are highly classified at the time.
- And that that's how highly productive people get things done.
Examples
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This is highly irregular, Your Honor.
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Flow is a state in which you become highly absorbed, right?
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What is it that we highly value in life?
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I highly, highly recommend them.
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Is it important for teachers to be highly qualified in reading and certified in special education?
Academic text (2011) -
After all, narcissistic people are highly successful in society.
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It's important that ice and snow is highly reflective of sunlight.
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Though she could not see or hear, Helen Keller became a highly accomplished writer and speaker.
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All of the treatment programs reviewed are highly structured and contain set routines each day.
Academic text (1999) -
Helen Keller became a highly accomplished writer and speaker despite her disabilities.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a large degree
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1.0
To a very great degree
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2.3
To a very great degree
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1.0
In a very forceful or certain way
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1.0
By a very large amount
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3.4
By a large amount
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4.9
To a large degree
112
3.1
To a very large degree
110
4.2
Very strongly in a way that changes people's feelings or thoughts
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3.5
To a very large degree
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3.0
By a very large amount
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3.5
In a way that is especially clear or important
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2.1
To a very great degree
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4.1
To a much higher level than usual
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3.5
To a very large degree
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4.6
To a very great degree
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3.4
To a great degree
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5.2
To a great degree
25
4.5
To a very high degree
18
3.5
To a very great degree
17
5.7
Very, to a high level
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3.5
To a large degree
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5.2
To a very great degree
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7.4
To a very large degree
12
3.6
To a very high degree
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3.3
In a very good way that shows great skill
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7.7
In a very large and impressive way
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4.9
In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people
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8.4
To a very high degree
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7.0
To a very high degree, showing excellent quality
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.9
A treatment for HIV that uses several medicines to lower the amount of virus in the body
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Morphology
Etymology
Highly comes from the simple adjective high ('tall' or 'great') plus the adverb ending -ly, so it means 'to a high degree' or 'very much'. That's why we say someone is highly skilled when their skill is very great.