highly

/ˈhaɪli/ adverb

Definition

VERY › very or to a large degree: a highly effective treatment It is highly unlikely that they will succeed.

HIGH LEVEL › at a high level: a highly paid worker

to speak/think highly of sb/sth › to have or express a very good opinion of someone or something: The course is very highly thought of.

(Definition of highly adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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