heavily

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb to a considerable degree
  2. adverb in a heavy-footed manner
  3. adverb with great force

Etymology

From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

to a great extent

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