heavily

Adverb

• to a considerable degree
  • "he relied heavily on others' data"
• in a heavy-footed manner
  • "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
• with great force
  • "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
• in a manner designed for heavy duty
  • "a heavily constructed car"
  • "heavily armed"
• slowly as if burdened by much weight
• in a labored manner
  • "he breathed heavily"
• indulging excessively
  • "he drank heavily"

Adv

• With a great weight.
• To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
• In a manner designed for heavy duty.
• So as to be thick or heavy.
• In a laboured manner.

Examples

• he breathed heavily
• He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots.
• He drank heavily.
• He relied heavily on the data collected by the others.
• heavily armed soldiers; heavily armoured tanks; heavily reinforced walls
• heavily built young men; his heavily muscled arms
• heavily burdened
• heavily in debt; heavily tattooed
• heavily pregnant
• She fell heavily into bed.
• The great clod trod heavily on my toes!

Synonyms

hard, heavy, intemperately, to a great extent

Antonyms

lightly