heavily
(adverb)
adverb
1. to a considerable degree
- he relied heavily on others' data
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
- time hung heavy on their hands
Similar word(s): heavy
6. in a labored manner
- he breathed heavily
7. indulging excessively
- he drank heavily
Similar word(s): hard, intemperately
Sentences with heavily as an adverb:
- She fell heavily into bed.
- He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots.
- The great clod trod heavily on my toes!
- heavily burdened
- He relied heavily on the data collected by the others.
- heavily in debt;
- heavily armed soldiers;
- heavily built young men;