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pesantemente

heavily, severely

adverb peh-zahn-teh-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Pesantemente derives from pesante (heavy) and covers both physical weight ('fell heavily') and figurative severity ('heavily criticized'). It is common in news language: colpito pesantemente (heavily hit). In informal speech molto or forte often replace it.

Examples

"La crisi ha colpito pesantemente l'economia."

Natural Translation

The crisis hit the economy heavily.

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