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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At the heart of every biography, though, lies a lacuna—something unknowable, no matter how candid or heavily documented the subject, no matter how familiar or diligent the biographer.
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Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
China is also heavily focused on the domestic reaction to the tariffs, with social media users this week widely reposting an April 7 editorial in the official People’s Daily warning against panic.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
The 60-year-old hasn’t gone down the traditional route of rotating heavily for La Liga games to safeguard his team’s European campaign.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Player recruitment is often heavily scrutinized, as well as the coach’s tactics, but the problem is much more fundamental; there is no culture or identity, no coherence between the standards in the boardroom and the performances on the pitch and no togetherness or unity.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
China is also heavily focused on the domestic reaction to the tariffs, with social media users this week widely reposting an April 7 editorial in the official People’s Daily warning against panic.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
The 60-year-old hasn’t gone down the traditional route of rotating heavily for La Liga games to safeguard his team’s European campaign.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Player recruitment is often heavily scrutinized, as well as the coach’s tactics, but the problem is much more fundamental; there is no culture or identity, no coherence between the standards in the boardroom and the performances on the pitch and no togetherness or unity.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Heavily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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