Highly

Examples

• The offered hand--rather large, but beautifully formed--was given to me with the easy, unaffected self-reliance of a highly-bred woman. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• A motion-picture film is a thin ribbon of transparent pyroxylin plastic or nitrocellulose, which is highly inflammable. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It was a beautiful letter, highly scented, on a pink paper, and with a light green seal. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He was highly delighted, and the exchange was made, much, I believe, to the annoyance of Mr. Elliston, though I knew not why it grieved him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The main body of the building is of the time of that highly-overrated woman, Queen Elizabeth. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• A highly characteristic event at the age of six is described by his sister. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Feeding and fattening countries, besides, must always be highly improved, whereas breeding countries are generally uncultivated. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• I announced myself and was disposed of with the highly satisfactory results embodied before you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Yes, he replied, any body may know how highly I think of her. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The bread and coffee were highly appreciated. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It is used by food manufacturers and performs highly important functions in certain commercial fields. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It was not unpleasant to the taste, though slightly acid, and I learned in a short time to prize it very highly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• But altogether, George was highly pleased with his day's business. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I am only a simple Norfolk squire, but there is not a man in England who ranks his family honour more highly than I do. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Rudimentary parts, as is generally admitted, are apt to be highly variable. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• He had a head of abnormal size, with highly intellectual features and a very small and emaciated body. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Who was better framed than this highly-gifted youth to love and be beloved, and to reap unalienable joy from an unblamed passion? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Captain Martin (highly respected in the army) then unhesitatingly said that it appeared to him that his--hem! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Livingstone states that good domestic breeds are highly valued by the negroes in the interior of Africa who have not associated with Europeans. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion highly to be commended. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The swimming-bladders or sounds, besides being highly nutritious, supply, if rightly prepared, isinglass equal to the best of that which is brought from Russia. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The production of engravings is just as highly technical and scientific and involves as much experience and judgment in their application as any of the learned professions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I showed it to him now, and he admired it highly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• President Diaz, of Mexico, visited this country with Mrs. Diaz, a highly educated and beautiful woman. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• In educating the youth of both sexes, their method is admirable, and highly deserves our imitation. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• It may be true that there are other industries of recent growth that are more highly capitalized than the motion-picture business. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• At which time Miss Summerson's conduct was highly genteel; I may even add, magnanimous. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The ovens are highly insulated with a thick packing of best grade mineral wool, which reduces air leakage to a minimum and retains the heat generated for a long period. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• You are extremely kind, replied Miss Bates, highly gratified; you who are such a judge, and write so beautifully yourself. Jane Austen. Emma.
• She gave her evidence in the gamest way, and was highly complimented by the Bench, and cheered right home to her lodgings. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

Editor: Tracy