heavily
[adverb]
Synonyms:
- ponderously, awkwardly, clumsily, weightily
- densely, closely, compactly, thickly
- considerably, a great deal, copiously, excessively, to excess, very much

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heav‧ily W3 /ˈhevəli, ˈhevɪli/ adverb

1. in large amounts, to a high degree, or with great severity Synonym : very:
I became heavily involved in politics.
The report was heavily criticized in the press.
a heavily populated area
thousands of heavily armed troops
His wife was heavily pregnant at the time.
it rains/snows heavily
It’s been raining heavily all day.
drink/smoke heavily
Paul was drinking heavily by then.
heavily dependent/reliant/influenced
Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw materials.

2. sleep heavily if you sleep heavily, you cannot be woken easily

3. breathe heavily to breathe slowly and loudly:
Breathing heavily, I stopped and sat down to rest.

4. heavily built having a large broad body that looks strong

5. if you do or say something heavily, you do it slowly and with a lot of effort, especially because you are sad or bored:
He was walking heavily, his head down.
Emily sighed heavily.
‘I suppose so,’ she said heavily.

6. be heavily into something informal to do something a lot or be very interested in it:
Sid was heavily into drugs by the time he left school.

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