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LEADEN
dull, leaden
(adjective) darkened with overcast; âa dark dayâ; âa dull skyâ; âthe sky was leaden and thickâ
heavy, leaden
(adjective) lacking lightness or liveliness; âheavy humorâ; âa leaden conversationâ
leaden, plodding
(adjective) (of movement) slow and laborious; âleaden stepsâ
leaden, weighted
(adjective) made heavy or weighted down with weariness; âhis leaden armsâ; âweighted eyelidsâ
leaden
(adjective) made of lead; âa leaden weightâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
leaden (comparative more leaden, superlative most leaden)
(dated) Made of lead.
Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.
Dull; darkened with overcast.
Verb
leaden (third-person singular simple present leadens, present participle leadening, simple past and past participle leadened)
(ambitransitive) To make or become dull or overcast.
Anagrams
• Delena, andele, aneled, leaned, nealed
Source: Wiktionary
Lead"en, a.
1. Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.
2. Like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky.
3. Heavy; dull; sluggish. "Leaden slumber." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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