Heavy
adverbAdjective
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
“heavy work”
“heavy going”
lacking lightness or liveliness
“heavy humor”
Similar:Leadenslow and laborious because of weight
“the heavy tread of tired troops”
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
“heavy matters of state”
requiring or showing effort
“heavy breathing”
Similar:LaboredLabouredfull of; bearing great weight
“trees heavy with fruit”
prodigious
“heavy investor”
Similar:Bigdarkened by clouds
“a heavy sky”
(used of soil) compact and fine-grained
“the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated”
Similar:ClayeyCloggypermitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
“heavy fog”
full and loud and deep
“heavy sounds”
Similar:Sonorous(of sleep) deep and complete
“a heavy sleep”
large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
“a heavy truck”
“heavy machinery”
marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
“a heavy heart”
“a heavy schedule”
“heavy news”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
“a heavy load”
“lead is a heavy metal”
“heavy mahogany furniture”
of great intensity or power or force
“a heavy blow”
“the fighting was heavy”
“heavy seas”
unusually great in degree or quantity or number
“heavy taxes”
“a heavy fine”
“heavy casualties”
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
“a heavy pudding”
made of fabric having considerable thickness
“a heavy coat”
(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
“Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'”
of relatively large extent and density
“a heavy line”
(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
“heavy hydrogen”
“heavy water”
sharply inclined
“a heavy grade”
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Similar:FleshyOverweightgiven to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
Noun
an actor who plays villainous roles
Type of:HistrionActorPlayera serious (or tragic) role in a play
Type of:PartPersonaRole
Adverb
slowly as if burdened by much weight
“time hung heavy on their hands”
Similar:Heavily
Other
of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
“heavy artillery”
“heavy infantry”
“a heavy cruiser”
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