HEAVY

I. adjective (heavier; -est) see: heave Date: before 12th century 1. having great weight, having a high specific gravity ; having great weight in proportion to bulk, c. having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element, containing ~ isotopes, hard to bear, of weighty import ; serious , deep , profound , 5. borne down by something oppressive ; burdened, pregnant , 6. slow or dull from loss of vitality or resiliency ; sluggish , lacking sparkle or vivacity ; drab , lacking mirth or gaiety ; doleful , characterized by declining prices, dulled with weariness ; drowsy , greater in quantity or quality than the average of its kind or class: as, of unusually large size or amount , of great force , threatening to rain or snow, d. impeding motion, full of clay and inclined to hold water, coming as if from a depth ; loud , thick , coarse , oppressive , steep , acute , laborious , difficult , immoderate , more powerful than usual for its kind , of large capacity or output, 9. very rich and hard to digest , not properly raised or leavened , producing goods (as coal, steel, or chemicals) used in the production of other goods , 11. having stress , being the strongest degree of stress in speech, relating to theatrical parts of a grave or somber nature, long 9 , important , prominent , heaviness noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. adverb Date: before 12th century in a ~ manner ; heavily , III. noun (plural heavies) Date: 1897 ~weight 2, 2. a theatrical role of a dignified or somber character, villain 4, villain 5, someone or something influential, serious, or important, elite 1b