highly
♦♦ high|ly /h'aɪli/
1 [ADV] ADV adj
Highly is used before some adjectives to mean `very'.
Mr Singh was a highly successful salesman...
...the highly controversial nuclear energy programme.
= extremely
2 [ADV] ADV -ed
You use highly to indicate that someone has an important position in an organization or set of people.
...a highly placed government advisor.
3 [ADV] ADV -ed
If someone is highly paid, they receive a large salary.
He was the most highly paid member of staff.
4 [ADV] ADV after v, ADV -ed
If you think highly of something or someone, you think they are very good indeed.
...one of the most highly regarded chefs in the French capital.high|ly strung
also highly-strung
in AM, use high-strung
[ADJ]
If someone is highly strung, they are very nervous and easily upset.
= sensitive
1 [ADV] ADV adj
Highly is used before some adjectives to mean `very'.
Mr Singh was a highly successful salesman...
...the highly controversial nuclear energy programme.
= extremely
2 [ADV] ADV -ed
You use highly to indicate that someone has an important position in an organization or set of people.
...a highly placed government advisor.
3 [ADV] ADV -ed
If someone is highly paid, they receive a large salary.
He was the most highly paid member of staff.
4 [ADV] ADV after v, ADV -ed
If you think highly of something or someone, you think they are very good indeed.
...one of the most highly regarded chefs in the French capital.high|ly strung
also highly-strung
in AM, use high-strung
[ADJ]
If someone is highly strung, they are very nervous and easily upset.
= sensitive