1
: to a great degree : severely
2
: slowly and laboriously : dully
3
archaic
: with sorrow : grievously
4
: in a heavy manner
Examples of heavily in a Sentence
He relies heavily on his wife for advice.
These artists borrow heavily from Picasso.
Our flowers were heavily damaged by a late spring frost.
She drank and smoked heavily for years.
He sat down heavily on the couch.
He was leaning heavily on the table.
She sighed heavily then said “Okay, I'll do it.”
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 2 June 2025
The variable in the United States is going to be squad strength, and how heavily the favourites commit at the end of hard seasons.
—Phil Hay
june 2, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The building economic headwinds are weighing more heavily on Americans.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
One team that has been heavily linked with Antetokounmpo is the Golden State Warriors.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavily
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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