heavier
adjective
- 1
(of a physical object) Having great weight.
- 2
(of a topic) Serious, somber.
- 3
Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
“heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.”
- 4
Good.
“This film is heavy.”
- 5
(late 1960s, 1970s) Profound.
“The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.”
- 6
(of a rate of flow) High, great.
- 7
Armed.
“Come heavy, or not at all.”
- 8
Louder, more distorted.
“Metal is heavier than swing.”
- 9
(of weather) Hot and humid.
- 10
(of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
“He was a heavy sleeper, a heavy eater and a heavy smoker – certainly not an ideal husband.”
- 11
(of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
“Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.”
- 12
Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
“it was a heavy storm; a heavy slumber in bed; a heavy punch”
- 13
Laden to a great extent.
“his eyes were heavy with sleep; she was heavy with child”
- 14
Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
- 15
Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
“a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc.”
- 16
Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
“a heavy road; a heavy soil”
- 17
Not raised or leavened.
“heavy bread”
- 18
(of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
- 19
With child; pregnant.
- 20
Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one
- 21
(petroleum) with high viscosity
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