highly

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W2S2 [ˈhaıli] adv

1.) [+ adjective, adverb]

very

highly successful/effective/efficient

▪ a highly successful politician

▪ Tom's mother was highly critical of the school's approach.

▪ highly competitive industries

▪ a highly desirable neighborhood

highly unlikely/likely/improbable/probable

▪ It's highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time.

▪ T.S. Eliot's highly influential poem, 'The Waste Land'

▪ a highly controversial issue

2.) [+ adjective, adverb]

to a high level or standard

highly skilled/trained/educated

▪ She is a highly educated woman.

▪ highly paid experts

▪ a highly developed economy

3.) highly placed

in an important or powerful position

▪ a highly placed government official

4.) highly strung

especially BrE high-strung AmE

nervous and easily upset or excited

▪ a highly strung child

5.) if you think highly of someone or something, you think they are very good and you admire them

think/speak highly of sb

▪ I've always thought very highly of Michael.

▪ a highly regarded author