heavenward

heavenward
also heav.en.wards adverb literary towards the sky heavily /'hevili/ adverb
1 A LOT/IN LARGE AMOUNTS a lot or in large amounts: It's been raining heavily all day. | drink/smoke heavily: Paul was drinking heavily by this time.
2 VERY very or very much: heavily dependent/reliant/influenced: Japan is heavily dependent on imported oil from the Middle East.
3 SLEEP if you sleep heavily, you cannot be woken easily: Joe slept heavily for eight hours.
4 breathe heavily to breathe slowly and loudly
5 heavily built having a large broad body that looks strong
6 be heavily into informal to do something a lot or be very interested in it: Brenda's heavily into motorbikes.
7 SLOWLY if you do or say something heavily, you do it slowly, especially because you are sad or bored: He was walking heavily, his head down.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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