heavy
[ hev-ee ]
/ ˈhɛv i /
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adjective, heav·i·er, heav·i·est.
noun, plural heav·ies.
adverb
OTHER WORDS FOR heavy
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Origin of heavy
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14. Heavy, momentous, weighty refer to anything having a considerable amount of figurative weight. Heavy suggests the carrying of a figurative burden: words heavy with menace. Momentous emphasizes the idea of great and usually serious consequences: a momentous occasion, statement. Weighty, seldom used literally, refers to something heavy with importance, often concerned with public affairs, which may require deliberation and careful judgment: a weighty matter, problem.
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British Dictionary definitions for heavy
heavy
/ (ˈhɛvɪ) /
adjective heavier or heaviest
noun plural heavies
adverb
- in a heavy manner; heavilytime hangs heavy
- (in combination)heavy-laden
Derived forms of heavy
heavily, adverbheaviness, nounWord Origin for heavy
Old English hefig; related to hebban to heave, Old High German hebīg
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