heavily
/ˈhɛvɪli/ adverb A2- With a great weight. · heavily burdened· She fell heavily into bed.
- To a considerable degree, to a great extent. · He relied heavily on the data collected by the others.· Your advice still weighs heavily with me.
- In a manner designed for heavy duty. · heavily armed soldiers; heavily armoured tanks; heavily reinforced walls
- So as to be thick or heavy. · heavily built young men; his heavily muscled arms
- In a laboured manner. · he breathed heavily
- Sadly. · "It was all my fault," he replied heavily.
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“True, but he has cost us heavily in time which might have been spent in good hunting, in wounds, in hair--I am half plucked along my back--and last of all, in honor.
At first the little creatures, many though they were, could hardly stir the heavily loaded truck; but the Woodman and the Scarecrow both pushed from behind, and they got along better.
Phillips stalked down the aisle and laid his hand heavily on Anne’s shoulder.
As he was crossing through the water he lost his footing, stumbled and fell, and not being able to rise on account of his load, groaned heavily.
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