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Highly vs Strongly - What's the difference?

highly | strongly |

As adverbs the difference between highly and strongly

is that highly is in a high or esteemed manner while strongly is in a strong or powerful manner.

highly

English

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • In a high or esteemed manner.
  • Extremely; greatly; very much.
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    • , title= Wild Plants to the Rescue , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.

    Usage notes

    * The adverb highly' and the adverb ' high shouldn't be confused. *: This is certainly highly recommended. *: High above us the stars were shining.

    strongly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a strong or powerful manner.
  • Very much.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}

    Anagrams

    * English degree adverbs