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highly(dictionary)
Highly repetitive DNA(medicine)
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highly (oh)



[+ adjective, adverb] very
highly successful/effective/efficient
　a highly successful politician
　Tom's mother was highly critical of the school's approach.
　highly competitive industries
　a highly desirable neighborhood
highly unlikely/likely/improbable/probable
　It's highly unlikely that the project will be finished on time.
　T.S. Eliot's highly influential poem, 'The Waste Land'
　a highly controversial issue
[+ adjective, adverb] to a high level or standard
highly skilled/trained/educated
　She is a highly educated woman.
　highly paid experts
　a highly developed economy
highly placed
in an important or powerful position
　a highly placed government official
highly strung
especially BrE high-strung AmE nervous and easily upset or excited
　a highly strung child
if you think highly of someone or something, you think they are very good and you admire them
think/speak highly of sb
　I've always thought very highly of Michael.
　a highly regarded author