heavily








adverb

  1. with a great weight or burden: a heavily loaded wagon.
  2. in a manner suggestive of carrying a great weight; ponderously; lumberingly: He walked heavily across the room.
  3. in an oppressive manner: Cares weigh heavily upon him.
  4. severely; greatly; intensely: to suffer heavily.
  5. densely; thickly: heavily wooded.
  6. in large amounts or in great quantities; very much: It rained heavily on Tuesday.
  7. without animation or vigor; in a dull manner; sluggishly.
adv.

Old English hefiglice “violently, intensely; sorrowfully; sluggishly,” from hefig (see heavy) + -ly (2).

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