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heavily (adv.)
[heavily 词源字典]
Old English
hefiglice
"violently, intensely; sorrowfully; sluggishly," from
hefig
(see
heavy
) +
-ly
(2).
[heavily etymology, heavily origin, 英语词源]
slowly (adv.)
Old English
slawlice
"slowly, sluggishly;" see
slow
(adj.) +
-ly
(2).
sluggish (adj.)
mid-15c., from Middle English
slugge
"lazy person" (see
sluggard
) +
-ish
. Earlier adjective was
sluggi
(early 13c.). Related:
Sluggishly
;
sluggishness
.