Antonyms for highly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : hahy-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪ li

Definition of highly

Origin : Old English healice "nobly, gloriously, honorably;" see high (adj.) + -ly (1). Meaning "very, very much, fully" is mid-14c.

adv very, well

Example sentences :

The scenery in this portion of the river is highly exciting.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

His countenance is mild and pleasant, and has a highly intellectual expression.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

We do not understand them at all, but they are highly soothing and satisfactory.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various

But it will be observed that these are highly controversial subjects.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

The purposes for which you intend your fruit is highly important.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various

To him all forms of betting were highly disastrous—most immoral.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Kingozi himself valued it highly, but he hoped and expected to get it back.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

This good-natured fellow's present was highly valuable and useful to me.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

The solicitude of the disciples on this occasion was highly laudable.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

The language is highly figurative, and denotes earthquakes and storms.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

Synonyms for highly

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