highly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈhaɪli/
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- You've been so highly recommended.
- highly respected
- highly controversial
- highly influential
And I think all great artists are highly curious individuals.
- And I think all great artists are highly curious individuals.
- And medics are not MD's, but they're highly trained professionals.
- And it it has a sort of a highly moral tone to it.
- Like you are really thinking a little too highly of yourself.
- And today's guest is someone who has been highly, highly requested.
- So today's video has been so highly requested.
- There are, you know, there are highly esteemed literary magazines.
- Well, she's behaving as a woman who is highly desired.
- Just the sheer volume of kids together and highly transmissible viruses.
Examples
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Robert, you are a highly successful writer with six books to your name, not to mention two collections of poetry.
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And I will conclude I must think very highly of you.
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And I would highly, highly, highly encourage you to do the same.
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Like you are really thinking a little too highly of yourself.
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And I think all great artists are highly curious individuals.
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Well, are there people who value wealth more highly than personal relationships?
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But I highly recommend her.
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Ridgway was a highly decorated officer, who, according to the department, served her district with passion and honor.
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I must say, the ladies in my quilting bee are beginning to speak highly of your father's ideas.
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I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for inspiration.
Synonyms
128
3.5
To a very large degree
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
80
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
70
3.5
To a very large degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
36
2.3
In a way that shows approval or support
26
4.5
To a very high degree
21
3.5
To a very great degree
15
4.3
In a very impressive and successful way
14
3.8
In a way that makes people feel respect
13
3.2
To a large degree or very strongly
12
3.3
In a very good way that shows great skill
12
3.6
To a very high degree
11
4.6
In a very impressive way
8
2.8
In a very good way that shows a lot of skill
7
7.2
Extremely, often in a loud or very strong way
1
4.9
In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people
1
7.0
To a very high degree, showing excellent quality
1
8.4
To a very high degree
1
9.9
In a way that is very good
Antonyms
- Offensive
3
7.3
In a way that shows you do not respect someone and say bad things about them
Compounds
- Specialized
A treatment for HIV that uses several medicines to lower the amount of virus in the body
How Respected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Highly also keeps an older idea of high ('important' or 'respected') with -ly, so it can mean 'with great respect' or 'very favorably'. That's why to 'speak highly of' someone is to say good things about them.