Thesaurus: heavily

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1. adv. In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded.
2. adv. As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully.
3. adv. to a considerable degree
4. adv. in a heavy-footed manner
5. adv. with great force
6. adv. in a manner designed for heavy duty
7. adv. slowly as if burdened by much weight
8. adv. in a labored manner
9. adv. indulging excessively
10. 1. In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded. Heavily interested in those schemes of emigration. The Century. 2. As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully. And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily. Ex. xiv. 25. Why looks your grace so heavily to-day Shak.
11. subject to much traffic or travel; as, the region's mostheavily traveled highways.Syn. -- heavily traveled.[WordNet 1.5]
12. r:100 r. to a considerable degree r. in a heavy-footed">heavy-footed manner r. with great force r. in a manner designed for heavy duty