highly

Definition

  • adverb: to a great degree
  • adverb: in or to a high place, level, or rank

Examples

  • She is one of the most 'highly' respected journalists in the country.

  • That idea seems 'highly' [='extremely'] unlikely to me.

  • This is a 'highly' [='very'] sensitive matter.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'm wiped out. That's your shelter? You're a big guy. You got a lot of woods. I'm a little guy. You only got a stick. Yeah, but with my little stick, and my highly evolved brain. . . I'll start the fire. Fascinating. We'll see if breeze try to blow us tonight. Now won't we? (..)
    2002 Ice Age