highly meaning

EN[ˈhaɪli]
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Definition of highly in English Dictionary

• AdverbCOMhighlierCOMmore highlySUPhighliestSUPmost highlySUF-ly+-
  1. In a high or esteemed manner.
     1. He spoke highly of you. ‎
  2. Extremely; greatly; very much.
     1. Plant breeding is always a numbers game. [ …] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
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  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • In highly karstified aquifers, however, the contaminant transport may depend primarily on the karst conduit network rather than matrix hydraulic conductivity.
     • Skeletal grains are in some cases highly micritized and not easily identifiable (Fig 6c ).
     • By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.
  2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
     • Highly myopic megalodiscs as compared to normal sized discs or small discs had a 3.2 times higher risk for glaucomatous optic nerve neuropathy.
     • Highly malignant MSDACs that were derived from metastatic sites exhibited CSC status and exerted robust tumorosphere formations ex vivo.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Adverbs
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  2. Morphemes
     • Suffixes
       • Words by suffix
         • Words suffixed with -ly

Other Vocabulary

1. en nighly
2. en higher
3. en mighty
4. en lightly
5. en rightly