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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Highly \High"ly\, adv.
     In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly
     esteemed.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  highly
       adv 1: to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect;
              "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does
              not think highly of his writing"; "extremely
              interesting" [syn: {extremely}]
       2: at a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers"
       3: in a high position or level or rank; "details known by only
          a few highly placed persons"

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  highly adv. [scientific computation] The preferred modifier for
     overstating an understatement. As in: `highly nonoptimal', the worst
     possible way to do something; `highly nontrivial', either impossible or
     requiring a major research project; `highly nonlinear', completely
     erratic and unpredictable; `highly nontechnical', drivel written for
     {luser}s, oversimplified to the point of being misleading or incorrect
     (compare {drool-proof paper}). In other computing cultures, postfixing
     of {in the extreme} might be preferred.
  
  

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