heavy-laden

[ hev-ee-leyd-n ]

/ ˈhɛv iˈleɪd n /

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adjective

carrying a heavy load; heavily laden: a heavy-laden cart.

very tired or troubled; burdened: heavy-laden with care.

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RELATED WORDS

abundant, ample, awkward, beefy, big, built, bulky, burdensome, chunky, considerable, copious, corpulent, cumbersome, cumbrous, elephantine, enceinte, excessive, expectant, fat, fleshy

Nearby words

heavy-duty, heavy-footed, heavy-handed, heavy-hearted, heavy-ion treatment, heavy-laden, heavy-water reactor, heavyset, heavyweight, heb, heb.

Origin of heavy-laden

First recorded in 1400–50, heavy-laden is from the late Middle English word hevy ladyn. See heavy, laden

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for heavy-laden

Though the sorrows of my heart were enlarged, I cast my burden on Him who cares for the weary and heavy-laden.
The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales|Hannah More
The tired, the unappreciated, the ill and the heavy-laden lay down in growing numbers and expired.
And All the Earth a Grave|Carroll M. Capps (AKA C.C. MacApp)
These statements may be heavy-laden with truth, but to the voice teacher they are irrelevant.
The Head Voice and Other Problems|D. A. Clippinger
Alas, my heavy-laden constitutional heart; but what can we do?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

Heaven in mercy sends it to the sick and heavy-laden with healing on its wings.
Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood