highly
/ˈhaɪli/
adverb
In a high or esteemed manner.
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Adverb 2 meanings
In a high or esteemed manner.
“He spoke highly of you.”
Extremely; greatly; very much.
“He is in a highly visible job.”
Where it comes from
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”).
HIGHLY at a glance
HIGHLY has 6 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (H 4 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + L 1 + Y 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,327 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with highly
All rhymes- MONTHLY15
- ROUGHLY14
- THOROUGHLY20
- SMOOTHLY16
- FRESHLY16
- EARTHLY13
- HARSHLY16
- RICHLY14
- FOOLISHLY18
- DEATHLY14
- LAVISHLY17
- STAUNCHLY17
One letter away
- NIGHLY13
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