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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The team also heavily improved its food program, improved treatment of players’ families and the transport for the players.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The charges leveled against them concern the production and distribution of their My Favourite Cake, a movie about a woman in Tehran who rediscovers her desires in a country where women’s rights are heavily restricted.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Google has moved swiftly to spread Gemini by integrating it with several device brands, or heavily discounting Google One AI Premium for Verizon customers.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Agriculture, which leans heavily on undocumented labor, is among them, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The charges leveled against them concern the production and distribution of their My Favourite Cake, a movie about a woman in Tehran who rediscovers her desires in a country where women’s rights are heavily restricted.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Google has moved swiftly to spread Gemini by integrating it with several device brands, or heavily discounting Google One AI Premium for Verizon customers.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Agriculture, which leans heavily on undocumented labor, is among them, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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