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heavily

/ˈhevəli/HEH-vuh-lee
/ˈhɛvəli/HEH-vuh-lee

Meaningin a heavy way

Common meaning: with great weight or force

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhefigsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishheuysource
  3. Englishheavy‘of great weight’
  4. Englishformed in English from heavyheavily‘with great weight or force’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from heavy + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HEAVY, p.260 · scan

Source words

  • hefig Old English · source word “weighty”

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