Definition for HIGH'LY

HIGH'LY, adv. [hi'ly.]

  1. With elevation in place.
  2. In a great degree. We are highly favored. Exercise is highly requisite to health.
  3. Proudly; arrogantly; ambitiously. Shak.
  4. With elevation of mind or opinion; with great estimation; as, to think highly of one's performances.

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