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  1. 1. adv. In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded. Source: opted
  2. 2. adv. As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully. Source: opted
  3. 3. adv. to a considerable degree Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adv. in a heavy-footed manner Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adv. with great force Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adv. in a manner designed for heavy duty Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adv. slowly as if burdened by much weight Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adv. in a labored manner Source: wordnet
  9. 9. adv. indulging excessively Source: wordnet
  10. 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. Source: webster
  11. 11. subject to much traffic or travel; as, the region's mostheavily traveled highways.Syn. -- heavily traveled.[WordNet 1.5] Source: adambom
  12. 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 Source: ecdict

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