ˈgravə̇d adjective
Etymology: Latin gravidus, from gravis heavy — more at grave
1.
a. : pregnant
a gravid woman
especially : distended by pregnancy
the gravid uterus
b. : full of eggs
a gravid tapeworm proglottid
: having the body distended with ripe eggs
stripping the eggs from gravid salmon
2. : filled , distended — usually followed by with
physics is gravid with metaphysics — V.C.Aldrich
gravid with middle-class proprieties
3. : awaiting or indicating the approach of something (as an ominous or distressing event) : portentous
clouds … going from white at the blue-sky edge to a gravid indigo — T.H.White b.1906
• grav·id·ly adverb
• grav·id·ness noun -es