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Adverbial heavily has 6 senses

heavily, to a great extent - to a considerable degree; "he relied heavily on others' data"
Derived from adjective heavy₂
heavily - in a heavy-footed manner; "he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
Derived from adjective heavy₂₀
heavily - with great force; "she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
Derived from adjective heavy₁₀
heavily - in a manner designed for heavy duty; "a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"
Derived from adjective heavy-duty₁
heavy, heavily - slowly as if burdened by much weight; "time hung heavy on their hands"
Derived from adjective heavy₆
heavily, intemperately, hard - indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"
Antonyms: lightly
Derived from adjective heavy₁₅