highly
Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪli/
The English word “highly” has 2 meanings listed here.
adverb
Etymology
From Middle English hiȝly, heȝly, heyȝliche, from Old English hēalīce (“highly”), equivalent to high + -ly. Cognate with Dutch hoogelijk (“highly”), German höchlich (“highly”), Danish højlig (“highly”), Swedish högligen (“highly”).
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “highly” there
More English words
- highliner
- highlining
- highlone
- highlow
- highly commended
- highly composite number
- highly enriched uranium
- highly sensitive person
About this dictionary
The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.