heavily (adv.)

  1. to a considerable degree; he relied heavily on others data

    [ Syn: to a great extent , to a great extent , to a great extent , to a great extent , to a great extent , to a great extent , to a great extent , 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; time hung heavy on their hands

    [ Syn: heavy , heavy , heavy , heavy , heavy , heavy , heavy , heavy ]

  6. in a labored manner; he breathed heavily'

  7. indulging excessively; he drank heavily

    [ Syn: intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , hard , hard , hard , hard , intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , hard , hard , hard , hard , intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , hard , hard , hard , hard , intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , intemperately , hard , hard , hard , hard ]

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.