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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HEAV'ILY, adv. hev'ily. [from heavy.] With great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded.
1. With great weight of grief; grievously; afflictively. When calamities fall heavily on the christian, he finds consolation in Christ.
2. Sorrowfully; with grief.
I came hither to transport the tidings,
Which I have heavily borne.
3. With an air of sorrow or dejection.
Why looks your Grace so heavily to day?
4. With weight; oppressively. Taxes sometimes bear heavily on the people.
5. Slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; as, to move heavily.
So they drove them heavily. Exodus 14.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data" [syn: heavily, 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, heavily]
6: in a labored manner; "he breathed heavily"
7: indulging excessively; "he drank heavily" [syn: heavily, intemperately, hard] [ant: lightly]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: before 12th century 1. to a great degree ; severely 2. slowly and laboriously ; dully 3. archaic with sorrow ; grievously 4. in a heavy manner

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Heavily Heav"i*ly, adv. [From 2d Heavy.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If someone says something heavily, they say it in a slow way which shows a feeling such as sadness, tiredness, or annoyance. 'I didn't even think about her,' he said heavily. ? lightly ADV: ADV after v see also heavy

Moby Thesaurus

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