leaden
adjective
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move.
leadenly
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a word derived from
leaden.
Example Sentences
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Thankfully, Kristine Froseth adds pep as a bimbo who hasn’t yet learned how to talk as leadenly as everyone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Fletcher likes to coin leadenly literal terms like “Sorrow Resolver” for the “inventions” he identifies in various texts.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2021
The orchestral playing was unusually clumpy, leadenly conducted by Michele Mariotti.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2013
Club Foot, Empire and Shoot the Runner are leadenly enjoyable, but they do Fire a terrible disservice by stripping it of its silky malice and adding a gratuitous stomping beat.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 31, 2011
His limbs thrashed leadenly, his chest heaved and panted, his eyes opened.
From The Stars, My Brothers by Virgil Finlay
