English Online Dictionary. What means heavily? What does heavily mean?
English
Alternative forms
- heauily (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛvɪli/
Adverb
heavily (comparative more heavily, superlative most heavily)
- With a great weight.
- To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
- In a manner designed for heavy duty.
- So as to be thick or heavy.
- In a laboured manner.