adverb
- in a heavy or weighty manner; with considerable weight or force
- with effort or difficulty; laboriously
Examples
- He heftily lifted the box onto the shelf.
- She sighed heftily after climbing the long staircase.
- The door swung heftily shut behind them.
- He heftily threw the bag over his shoulder.
- The old man walked heftily down the hallway, breathing hard.
- She heftily set down her suitcase with a thud.