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   Heav·y

   /ˈhevē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of great weight; difficult to lift or move: "the pan was too heavy for me to carry" Similar weightyheftybiglargesubstantialmassiveponderoussoliddenseleadenburdensomeinformal:hulkingweighing a tonoverweightlargebulkystoutstockyportlyplumppaunchyfleshyfatobesecorpulentof ample buildamplewell upholsteredwell paddedbroad in the beamFalstaffianinformal:hulkingtubbybeefyporkypudgyblubberypoddypodgyarchaic:pursyOpposite lightthin
   • ▪ used in questions about weight: "how heavy is it?"
   • ▪ (of a class of thing) above the average weight; large of its kind: "heavy artillery"
   • ▪ weighed down; full of something: "branches heavy with blossoms" Similar ladenloadedcoveredfilledgroaningburstingteemingaboundingweighed downweighted down
   • ▪ (of a person's head or eyes) feeling weighed down by weariness: "a heavy head"
   • 2. of great density; thick or substantial: "heavy gray clouds" Similar densethickopaquesoupymurkysmoggyimpenetrableOpposite lightwispy
   • ▪ not delicate or graceful; coarse: "he had a big mustache and heavy features" Similar coarseroughrough-hewnungracefulunrefinedinelegantruggedcraggyOpposite delicate
   • ▪ (of food or a meal) hard to digest; too filling. Similar substantialfillingheartylargebigamplesizeablegeneroussquaresolidOpposite light
   • ▪ (of ground or soil) hard to travel over or work with because muddy or full of clay. Similar clayeyclayviscousviscidmuddystickyglutinousglueydifficultwetclaggyclartyinformal:gooeygloopycloggygloppyOpposite friabledry
   • ▪ (of a smell) very strong; overpowering: "a heavy scent of oil"
   • ▪ (of the sky) full of dark clouds; oppressive: "a heavy thundery sky"
   • ▪ of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass.
   • 3. of more than the usual size, amount, or force: "rush hour traffic was heavy and I was delayed" Similar sizeablesubstantialheftycolossalbigconsiderablestiffinformal:tidywhopping (great)steepastronomicalwhacking (great)intenseintensivefiercevigorousconcentratedrelentlessall-outsevereseriousexcessiveconsiderableimmoderatebountifulplentifulabundantlargebumperhandsomelavishrichcopiousconsiderablesizeableprofuseinformal:whoppingthumpingwhackingliterary:plenteousbounteousOpposite smallhalfheartedmeager
   • ▪ using a lot of: "stories heavy on melodrama" Similar abounding inabundant inlavish withgenerous withliberal withprofuse withextravagant withfree withunstinting withusing a lot ofoverabundant inusing too much ofoverusingOpposite light on
   • ▪ doing something to excess: "a heavy smoker" Similar immoderateintemperateoverindulgentunrestraineduncontrolledexcessiveOpposite moderate
   • 4. striking or falling with force: "a heavy blow to the head" Similar forcefulhardstrongviolentpowerfulvigorousmightyheftytremendoussharpsmartseveregrievoustorrentialrelentlesscopiousintenseteemingexcessivestrongsevereOpposite gentlelight
   • ▪ (of music, especially rock) having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm.
   • 5. needing much physical effort: "long hours and heavy work" Similar arduoushardphysicallaboriousdemandingdifficultexactingstrenuoustoughonerousback-breakingtiringfatiguingexhaustingwearyinggruelinginformal:murderouskillinghellishknackeringrare:toilsomeexigentOpposite easy
   • ▪ moving slowly or with difficulty: "steering that is heavy when parking"
   • 6. very important or serious: "a heavy discussion"
   • ▪ (of a literary work) hard to read or understand because overly serious or difficult. Similar tediousdifficultdulldryseriousover-seriousheavy-goingdrearyboringturgiduninterestingwearisomedry as dustinformal:deadlyOpposite readable
   • ▪ mentally oppressive; hard to endure: "a heavy burden of responsibility" Similar onerousburdensomedemandingchallengingdifficultformidableweightyworrisomewearisomestressfultryingcrushingexactingoppressiverare:toilsomeexigentOpposite undemanding
   • ▪ feeling or expressing sadness: "I left him with a heavy heart" Similar sadsorrowfulmelancholygloomydowncastdownheartedheartbrokendishearteneddejecteddisconsolatedemoralizeddiscourageddespondentdepressedcrestfallencrusheddisappointeddesolategrief-strickengrievinginformal:bluedowndown in the mouthdown in the dumpsliterary:dolorousarchaic:heartsickheartsoreOpposite cheerful
   • ▪ (of a situation) serious and hard to deal with: informal "things were getting pretty heavy"
   • ▪ (of a person) strict or harsh: informal "my parents were getting really heavy with me in terms of work"

   noun

   • 1. a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind. informal
   • ▪ a large, strong man, especially one hired for protection: "I needed money to pay off the heavies"
   • ▪ serious newspapers: informal British "reporters from the Sunday heavies"
   • ▪ an important person: informal "music business heavies"
   • 2. strong beer, especially bitter: Scottish "a pint of heavy"

   adverb

   • 1. heavily: "heavy-laden"

   Word Origin Old Englishhefig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hevig, also to heave.

   Derivatives

   • 1. heavyish adjective

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