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–adverb
1.in or to a high degree; extremely: highly amusing; highly seasoned food.
2.with high appreciation or praise; admiringly: to speak highly of a person.
3.more than adequately; generously: a highly paid consultant.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME heihliche, OE héalīce. See high, -ly]
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adj.   high·er, high·est
    1. Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward: a high mountain; a high tower.
    2. Extending a specified distance upward: a cabinet ten feet high.
    3. Being at or near the peak or culminating stage: the high tourist season; high summer.
    4. Advanced in development or complexity: high forms of animal life; higher mathematics.
    5. Far removed in time; remote: high antiquity.
    6. Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
    7. Having a bad smell; malodorous.
    8. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
    9. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
    10. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
    11. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
    12. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
    13. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
    14. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
    15. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
    16. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
    17. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
    18. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
  1. Far or farther from a reference point: was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot.
    1. Being at or near the peak or culminating stage: the high tourist season; high summer.
    2. Advanced in development or complexity: high forms of animal life; higher mathematics.
    3. Far removed in time; remote: high antiquity.
    4. Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
    5. Having a bad smell; malodorous.
    6. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
    7. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
    8. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
    9. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
    10. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
    11. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
    12. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
    13. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
    14. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
    15. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
    16. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
    1. Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
    2. Having a bad smell; malodorous.
    3. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
    4. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
    5. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
    6. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
    7. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
    8. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
    9. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
    10. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
    11. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
    12. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
    13. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
    1. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
    2. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
    3. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
    4. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
    5. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
    6. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
    7. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
    8. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
    9. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
    10. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
    11. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
  2. Situated relatively far from the equator: a high latitude.
    1. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
    2. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
    3. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
    4. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
    5. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
    6. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
    7. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
    8. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
    9. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
  3. Lofty or exalted in quality or character: a person of high morals.
    1. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
    2. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
    3. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
    4. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
  4. Of great force or violence: high winds.
    1. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
    2. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
  5. Luxurious; extravagant: high living.
  6. Linguistics Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.
  7. Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

adv.   higher, highest
  1. At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree: saw a plane high in the sky; prices that had gone too high.
  2. In an extravagant or luxurious way: made a fortune and lived high.

n.  
  1. A lofty place or region.
  2. A high level or degree: Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.
  3. The high gear configuration of a transmission.
  4. A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
  5. Slang An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by or as if by a drug.


[Middle English, from Old English hēah.]

high'ly adv.
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highly

adverb
1. to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting" 
2. at a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers" 
3. in a high position or level or rank; "details known by only a few highly placed persons" 

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ˈhighly1 adverb
very; very much
Example: highly delighted; highly paid; I value the book highly.
Arabic: جدا ،عالياً
Chinese (Simplified):
Chinese (Traditional):
Czech: vysoce
Danish: yderst; højt
Dutch: hoog, veel
Estonian: kõrgelt
Finnish: hyvin, suuresti
French: extrêmement
German: hoch
Greek: πάρα πολύ
Hungarian: nagyon
Icelandic: mjög (mikið, *vel)
Indonesian: sangat
Italian: estremamente
Japanese: おおいに
Korean: 매우
Latvian: augstu; ļoti lielā mērā
Lithuanian: aukštai, labai
Norwegian: høyt(-), sterkt, ytterst
Polish: wysoce, bardzo
Portuguese (Brazil): muito
Portuguese (Portugal): muito
Romanian: foarte (mult)
Russian: весьма, очень
Slovak: vysoko
Slovenian: zelo, visoko
Spanish: muy; enormemente
Swedish: högt, högst, högeligen
Turkish: çok, pek, hayli
ˈhighly2 adverb
with approval
Example: He thinks/speaks very highly of you.
Arabic: باحْترامٍ عالٍ، بتَقْدير
Chinese (Simplified): 赞许地
Chinese (Traditional): 贊許地
Czech: uznání
Danish: rosende
Dutch: hooggestemd
Estonian: tunnustavalt
Finnish: myönteiseen sävyyn
French: en bien (de)
German: hoch
Greek: με μεγάλη εκτίμηση
Hungarian: elismeréssel
Icelandic: vel, með virðingu, *velþóknun
Indonesian: sangat memuji
Italian: bene
Japanese: 高く評価して
Korean: 호의적으로
Latvian: labvēlīgi
Lithuanian: palankiai
Norwegian: (sette) høyt, (ha) høye tanker om
Polish: z uznaniem
Portuguese (Brazil): muito bem
Portuguese (Portugal): muito bem
Romanian: frumos
Russian: благосклонно, хорошо
Slovak: s uznaním
Slovenian: pohvalno
Spanish: muy bien
Swedish: högt
Turkish: övgüyle, çok olumlu, çok iyi
See also: high-chair, high-level, high-rise, highlands, highlight, highness, highroad, highway, highwayman, high-class, high-handed, high-minded, high-pitched, high-powered, high-spirited, highly-strung, high, high and dry, high and low, high and mighty, high jump, high school, high spirits, high street, high tide, high water, high-tech, higher education, Highway Code, it is high time, the high seas, "highly" in any language

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adv. [scientific computation] The preferred modifier for overstating an understatement. As in: `highly nonoptimal', the worst possible way to do something; `highly nontrivial', either impossible or requiring a major research project; `highly nonlinear', completely erratic and unpredictable; `highly nontechnical', drivel written for lusers, oversimplified to the point of being misleading or incorrect (compare drool-proof paper). In other computing cultures, postfixing of in the extreme might be preferred.

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