highly
- Adverb:
- To a great degree or extent; very: Used to intensify adjectives and some verbs, indicating a high level or extreme quality.
- With great approval, praise, or respect: Used to indicate a favorable or esteemed opinion of someone or something.
- At a high level in terms of position, rank, or payment: Used to describe something situated at or associated with an elevated status.
To a great degree:
- The movie was highly entertaining.
- This is a highly sensitive topic.
- She is a highly skilled engineer.
With great approval or respect:
- The manager thinks highly of your work.
- He always speaks highly of his former teacher.
- The product is highly regarded by experts.
At a high level (position/wage):
- The information was available only to highly placed officials.
- It is a highly paid profession.
"Highly" as an intensifier: Often used with adjectives derived from past participles (e.g., recommended, educated, developed) or with adjectives indicating probability (e.g., likely, unlikely).
- It is highly unlikely that it will rain.
- This is a highly recommended restaurant.
"Highly" in formal or academic contexts: Commonly used to add emphasis in professional, scientific, or formal writing.
- The results are highly significant.
- A highly complex system.
High (adj): Of great vertical extent; great in degree, rank, or status.
- A high mountain. A high official.
Height (n): The measurement of how tall something is or the distance above a given level.
- The height of the building.
- Extremely: To a very great degree.
- Extremely difficult.
- Very: In a high degree.
- Very important.
- Greatly: By a considerable amount; very much.
- Greatly admired.
- Exceptionally: To an unusual degree; unusually.
- Exceptionally talented.
Think highly of: To have a very good opinion of someone or something; to respect or admire.
- I think highly of her integrity.
Speak highly of: To praise someone or something when talking to others.
- Everyone speaks highly of the new director.
- Highly strung (adj): Very nervous, sensitive, or easily upset.
- The racehorse is highly strung and needs a calm handler.
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in a high position or level or rank
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details known by only a few highly placed persons
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at a high rate or wage
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highly paid workers
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to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
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highly successful
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He spoke highly of her
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does not think highly of his writing
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extremely interesting
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