highly

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Adverb
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high=ly
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15 in 15 verses (in OT : 10 in 10 verses) (in NT : 5 in 5 verses)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adverbial highly has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

highlyadv. 
     In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

highly, adv.
1 in a high degree (highly amusing; highly probable; commend it highly).
2 honourably; favourably (think highly of him).

Idiom
highly-strung very sensitive or nervous.
Etymology
OE healice (as HIGH)

THESAURUS

highly

a deal, a great deal, a lot, abundantly, approvingly, as all creation, as all get-out, authoritatively, beaucoup, considerable, considerably, decidedly, effectively, enthusiastically, ever so, ever so much, exceedingly, exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, favorably, galore, greatly, hugely, immensely, importantly, in great measure, incomparably, influentially, largely, much, muchly, never so, no end, no end of, not a little, notably, parlous, plenty, powerfully, pretty much, quite, remarkably, so, so very much, strikingly, strongly, surpassingly, to the skies, tremendously, very, very much, warmly, well

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