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Adverb: heavily  hevulee
  1. To a considerable degree
    "he relied heavily on others' data"
    - to a great extent
     
  2. In a heavy-footed manner
    "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
     
  3. With great force
    "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
     
  4. In a manner designed for heavy duty
    "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"
     
  5. Slowly as if burdened by much weight
    - heavy
     
  6. In a laboured manner
    "he breathed heavily"
     
  7. Indulging excessively
    "he drank heavily"
    - intemperately, hard

See also: heavy, heavy-duty

Antonym: lightly