"The king was highly crowned as the new ruler of the kingdom."
In plain English: Highly means to a very great degree or amount.
"The team was highly motivated to win the championship."
Usage: Use highly before an adjective or another adverb to indicate a very great degree or intensity, such as in "highly recommended." Avoid using it to describe someone's status or behavior unless you are specifically emphasizing that they are held in the highest esteem.
Example Sentences
"The team was highly motivated to win the championship."adv
"The weather forecast says it will be highly unlikely to rain today."adv
"She is a highly motivated student who always finishes her homework early."adv
"This restaurant has become highly popular since they added the new pizza menu."adv
The word "highly" comes from Middle English, where it was formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to the Old English word for "high." It traveled into modern English with essentially the same meaning of being done in a great degree.