highly
In a high or esteemed manner.
Example
“He spoke highly of you.”
Other meanings
extremely; greatly; very much.
“He is in a highly visible job.”
Synonyms
- extremely
Related words
- highly composite number
- highly sensitive person
- highly-enriched uranium
- highly-strung
- highly enriched uranium
- highly commended
- think highly of
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "hēalīce".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “highly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.