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Not usually. Heavy is an adjective. It modifies a noun. e.g . "a heavy cat."

Heavily is an adverb. It modifies a verb. "He sighed heavily."

There are, however, rare uses of 'heavy' as an adverb, most commonly where the verbs 'weigh' and 'lie' and 'hang' are used.

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