1
: in or to a high place, level, or rank
2
: in or to a high degree or amount
3
: with approval : favorably
Examples of highly in a Sentence
She is one of the most highly respected journalists in the country.
though she didn't win, she was highly satisfied with her personal results for the marathon
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Each new Indigenous resident-physician comes from communities that are highly underrepresented in medicine and experience disproportionate health disparities.
—Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Early research tried to pin the deaths on an unlikely culprit: the highly toxic cycad plant and its seeds, which locals ground into flour to make tortillas.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2025
During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show on Friday, March 21, Fry defended his highly private relationship, per the Daily Mail.
—Karen Fratti, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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highly
adverb
high·ly
ˈhī-lē 
1
: very entry 2 sense 1, extremely
highly pleased
2
: with approval
speaks highly of you
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