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US
/ˈhɛvəɫi/
]
[ UK /hˈɛvili/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛvili/ ]
ADVERB
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slowly as if burdened by much weight
time hung heavy on their hands -
indulging excessively
he drank heavily -
in a labored manner
he breathed heavily -
to a considerable degree
he relied heavily on others' data -
in a manner designed for heavy duty
a heavily constructed car
heavily armed -
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
How To Use heavily In A Sentence
- The Huilloc men are only a little taller than their womenfolk, with broad chests, powerful shoulders and heavily muscled legs.
- The bolide probably prolonged and intensified the change, and may have weighed heavily in favor of mammals or birds and against non - avian dinosaurs.
- They talked, feasted for hours on rich Italian food, and drank heavily - all for free.
- Fox relied heavily on the strength of his personal image as a caudillo, which is by no means a new phenomenon in Mexican politics.
- Jackson said her boss became increasingly depressed and reverted to smoking heavily.
- The responsibilities weigh heavily on him.
- All of these documentary specials rely heavily on source material for visuals and even sound.
- I am lobbying pretty heavily for a spicy cranberry jelly from a jar.
- The Seppos found a cure for fiesty natives, opposed to cultural imperialism and resident in heavily afforested regions - they called it Napalm. Cheeseburger Gothic » Just got back from Avatar.
- Sales catalogues are often heavily financed by these sorts of rebates and discounts.