ˈhevə̇lē, -li adverb
Etymology: Middle English hevily, from Old English hefiglīce, from hefig heavy + -līce -ly
1. : in a heavy manner : with great weight
the weight bore heavily on the beams
2. : as if burdened with a great weight : slowly and laboriously : dully
read the lesson heavily
3. archaic : sorrowfully , dejectedly , grievously
why looks your grace so heavily today? — Shakespeare
4. : to a great degree : injuriously , severely
heavily punished for his fault
crops heavily damaged by frost