 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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" [syn: {extremely}]
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"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Highly \High"ly\, adverb
In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly
esteemed.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "highly":
a deal, a great deal, a lot, abundantly, approvingly,
as all creation, as all get-out, authoritatively, beaucoup,
considerable, considerably, decidedly, effectively,
enthusiastically, ever so, ever so much, exceedingly,
exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, favorably, galore,
greatly, hugely, immensely, importantly, in great measure,
incomparably, influentially, largely, much, muchly, never so,
no end, no end of, not a little, notably, parlous, plenty,
powerfully, pretty much, quite, remarkably, so, so very much,
strikingly, strongly, surpassingly, to the skies, tremendously,
very, very much, warmly, well
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
highly adverb [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
{luser}s, 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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