Definition
heavily: excessively; with great force, strongly
He drinks heavily. He drinks twelve beers every evening.
heavy: opposite of light (in weight or quantity)
Figuratively, heavy means "serious".
- "The local time is 3:30 in the afternoon, and the temperature is 10 degrees celsius, and it is, of course, raining heavily."
- "Horatio : It is heavy."
- "Should be just like riding a bicycle... while drinking heavily."
- "Due to heavy traffic."
- "When you finish your message with a polite "Tanks", I want nothing more than to take you in my arms and explain to you that a "tank" is in fact a machine of war, a heavily armored combat vehicle armed with a cannon!"
- "Brian : No, Joe is super heavy!"
- "Philip : Like I've always done, with an evening of heavy drinking and some meaningless sex."
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