heavily

American  

[hev-uh-lee] / ˈhɛv ə li /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• overheavily adverb
• unheavily adverb

Etymology

Origin of heavily

First recorded before 900; Middle English hevyly, Old English hefiglīce; equivalent to heavy + -ly

Example Sentences

And the tool relies heavily on the underlying artificial-intelligence models of companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic, which are actively competing for the same software engineering users who have made Cursor a runaway hit.

From The Wall Street Journal

The brain becomes less globally connected and depends more heavily on specific regions.

From Science Daily

The company last month cut its full-year outlook as consumers resisted its higher prices and tariffs weighed more heavily than expected on profit.

From The Wall Street Journal

While many servicemembers are long-term investors heavy on index funds, some are making short-term bets or are heavily exposed to a small number of stocks or coins.

From The Wall Street Journal

The protests are often heated affairs - heavily policed, with counter protesters on the other side.

From BBC

Related Words

• densely
• massively
• thickly