adverb
- To a considerable degree.
- usage: "he relied heavily on others' data"
- synonyms: heavily, to a great extent
- Used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.
- usage: "more interesting"; "more beautiful"; "more quickly"
- synonyms: more
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