highly
English
/ˈhaɪli/
adv
Definitions
- In a high or esteemed manner.
- Extremely; greatly; very much.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hiȝly inherited from Old English hēalīce (highly) suffix from English high.
Origin
English
high
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Highveld English
- ahigh English
- height English
- heighth English
- high English
- high blood pressure English
- high king English
- high sea English
- high-functioning English
- high-hearted English
- high-key English
- high-level English
- high-rise English
- high-risk English
- high-test English
- highback English
- highbacked English
- highball English
- highbie English
- highbishop English
- highborn English
- highbred English
- highbrow English
- highbush English
- highchair English
- highcut English
- highday English
- highen English
- highfather English
- highflying English
- highgate English
- highhearted English
- highish English
- highland English
- highleg English
- highlife English
- highlining English
- highlow English
- highman English
- highmost English
- highness English
- highpad English
- highpass English
- highspot English
- highstand English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- highth English
- hightide English
- highwall English
- highwater English
- highway English
- highwire English
- highwrought English
- knee-high English
- nonhigh English
- on high English
- semihigh English
- sky-high English
- superhigh English
- ultra-high English
- ultrahigh English
- ハイカラ Japanese
- hēalīce Old English
- high Middle English
- hiȝly Middle English
- higsipnayan Tagalog
- hei Sranan Tongo
- high
- ahigh
- highen
- height
- highth
- highway
- highish
- highlow
- highman
- highbie
- nonhigh
- on high
- heighth
- highpad
- highcut
- highleg
- highday
- highgate
- highlife
- highbush
- Highveld
- high-key
- semihigh
- highwall
- highborn
- hightail
- sky-high
- highbrow
- highland
- highbred
- highness
- highball
- highpass
- highspot
- highmost
- high sea
- highwire
- highback
- hightide
- high-test
- knee-high
- high-risk
- high-rise
- highchair
- high king
- highwater
- ultrahigh
- highstand
- superhigh
- highfather
- highflying
- highbishop
- high-level
- ultra-high
- highlining
- highbacked
- hightail it
- highhearted
- highwrought
- high-hearted
- high-functioning
- high blood pressure