Heavily
Heavily adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: the family was heavily in debt
Thoroughly and heavily are semantically related. in decisively topic. In some cases you can use "Thoroughly" instead an adverb "Heavily".
Thoroughly
Thoroughly adverb - With attention to all aspects or details.
Heavily and thoroughly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavily" instead an adverb "Thoroughly".
Nearby Words: thorough, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and heavily
- very and thoroughly
- greatly and heavily
- greatly and thoroughly
- extremely and heavily
- extremely and thoroughly
- absolutely and heavily
- absolutely and thoroughly
- hard and heavily
- hard and thoroughly
- fully and heavily
- fully and thoroughly
- completely and heavily
- completely and thoroughly
Both words in one sentence
- While one can make some sense out of it if one tries really hard, and the visuals that accompany it are a heavily symbolic Spoiler Opening, the words themselves are thoroughly bizarre.
Source: Word Salad Lyrics - The first season deals alternately subtly and heavily with the blood on the Doctor's hands, and the Big Bad deconstructs him thoroughly every chance he gets.
Source: Deconstruction Crossover - The whole thing is thoroughly heartwarming and heavily atmospheric.
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