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highly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial highly has 3 senses
- highly(r = adv.all) extremely - to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"
- highly(r = adv.all) Array - at a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers"
- highly(r = adv.all) Array - in a high position or level or rank; "details known by only a few highly placed persons"
CIDE DICTIONARY
highly, adv.
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).
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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