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Heavy
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
(2):
(superl.) Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment.
(3):
(superl.) Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like.
(4):
(superl.) Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.
(5):
(superl.) Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book.
(6):
(superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.
(7):
(superl.) With child; pregnant.
(8):
(adv.) Heavily; - sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.
(9):
(v. t.) To make heavy.
(10):
(superl.) Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; - said of food.
(11):
(a.) Having the heaves.
(12):
(superl.) Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; - said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like.
(13):
(superl.) Loud; deep; - said of sound; as, heavy thunder.
(14):
(superl.) Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; - said of the sky.
(15):
(superl.) Having much body or strength; - said of wines, or other liquors.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Heavy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/heavy.html. 1828.
