heavily

heav|ily

W3 [ˈhevıli] adv

1.) in large amounts, to a high degree, or with great severity

= ↑very

▪ I became heavily involved in politics.

▪ The report was heavily criticized in the press.

▪ a heavily populated area

▪ thousands of heavily armed troops

▪ His wife was heavily pregnant at the time.

it rains/snows heavily

▪ It's been raining heavily all day.

drink/smoke heavily

▪ Paul was drinking heavily by then.

heavily dependent/reliant/influenced

▪ Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw materials.

2.) sleep heavily

if you sleep heavily, you cannot be woken easily

3.) breathe heavily

to breathe slowly and loudly

▪ Breathing heavily, I stopped and sat down to rest.

4.) heavily built

having a large broad body that looks strong

5.) if you do or say something heavily, you do it slowly and with a lot of effort, especially because you are sad or bored

▪ He was walking heavily, his head down.

▪ Emily sighed heavily.

▪ 'I suppose so,' she said heavily.

6.) be heavily into sth informal

to do something a lot or be very interested in it

▪ Sid was heavily into drugs by the time he left school.