heavily

Adverb

Meaning

In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded.

As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

heavy hard intemperately largo sadly adagio much lento largely extremely greatly closely strongly slowly excess
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Antonyms

lightly presto often just little soon
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Phrases with the word

heavily built heavily constrained be heavily controlled be heavily regulated breathe heavily heavily restricted to

Examples

Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half. François Fénelon

Modern economics and the welfare state borrowed heavily on the future. Gregory Benford

Progress everywhere today does seem to come so very heavily disguised as chaos. Joyce Grenfell

You may often feel that heavily on your back which you took lightly on your conscience. Danish Proverb

He assumes a cheerful countenance suppressing the grief which weighs heavily on his heart. Latin Proverb

He that climbs high, falls heavily. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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