adv.

1. With a great weight or burden: heavily laden.
2. Very slowly and with difficulty; laboriously: walking heavily through the snow.
3. Greatly or severely: heavily in debt.

adverb

With effort: arduously, difficultly, hard, laboriously. See easy/hard.

adv

Definition: decisively
Antonyms: narrowly

adv

Definition: deeply
Antonyms: to a limited extent

adv

Definition: densely
Antonyms: lightly

adv

Definition: excessively
Antonyms: moderately

adv

Definition: laboriously
Antonyms: easily, quickly

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IN BRIEF: adv. - To a considerable degree; Indulging excessively; Slowly as if burdened by much weight; With great force.

There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring

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The adverb has 6 meanings:

Meaning #1: to a considerable degree
  Synonym: to a great extent
  Derived from adjective: heavy (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: in a heavy-footed manner
  Derived from adjective: heavy (meaning #20)

Meaning #3: with great force
  Derived from adjective: heavy (meaning #10)

Meaning #4: in a manner designed for heavy duty
  Derived from adjective: heavy-duty (meaning #1)

Meaning #5: slowly as if burdened by much weight
  Synonym: heavy
  Derived from adjective: heavy (meaning #6)

Meaning #6: indulging excessively
  Synonyms: intemperately, hard
  Antonym: lightly (meaning #4)
  Derived from adjective: heavy (meaning #15)

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