heavily
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- Heavily is a quality of heavy, a great weight, load, effort, or to a large amount.
- Antonym: lightly
- He dragged himself heavily out of the water and onto the boat.
- He drank heavily, which caused him many health problems.
- In his plays, he borrowed heavily from Shakespeare.
- When she heard the bad news, she sank heavily into the chair.