highly

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adverb

Comparative

highliermore highly

Superlative

highliestmost highly

1.
In a high or esteemed manner.
He spoke highly of you.
2.
Extremely; greatly; very much.
He is in a highly visible job.
The book was highly controversial yet sold unbelievably well.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English hiȝly, heȝly, heyȝliche, from Old English hēalīce (highly), equivalent to high + -ly. Cognate with hoogelijk highly, höchlich highly, højlig highly, högligen highly.