Heavyish vs. Heavy

Heavyish vs. Heavy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Heavyish and Heavy

Heavyishadjective

Somewhat heavy.

Heavyadjective

(of a physical object) Having great weight.

Heavyadjective

(of a topic) Serious, somber.

Heavyadjective

Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.

heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.

Heavyadjective

Good.

This film is heavy.

Heavyadjective

Profound.

The Moody Blues are, like, heavy.
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Heavyadjective

(of a rate of flow) High, great.

Heavyadjective

(slang) Armed.

Come heavy, or not at all.

Heavyadjective

(music) Louder, more distorted.

Metal is heavier than swing.

Heavyadjective

(of weather) Hot and humid.

Heavyadjective

(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.

Heavyadjective

(of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.

Cheese-stuffed sausage is too heavy to eat before exercising.
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Heavyadjective

Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.

it was a heavy storm;a heavy slumber in bed;a heavy punch

Heavyadjective

Laden to a great extent.

his eyes were heavy with sleep;she was heavy with child

Heavyadjective

Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.

Heavyadjective

Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.

a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, etc.a heavy writer or book

Heavyadjective

Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.

a heavy road; a heavy soil

Heavyadjective

Not raised or leavened.

heavy bread

Heavyadjective

Having much body or strength; said of wines or spirits.

Heavyadjective

(obsolete) With child; pregnant.

Heavyadjective

(physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one

Heavyadjective

Having the heaves.

a heavy horse

Heavyadverb

heavily

heavy laden with their sins

Heavyadverb

very

Heavynoun

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.

Heavynoun

(slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

A fight started outside the bar but the heavies came out and stopped it.

Heavynoun

(aviation) A large multi-engined aircraft.

The term heavy normally follows the call-sign when used by air traffic controllers.

Heavyverb

(often with "up") To make heavier.

Heavyverb

To sadden.

Heavyverb

To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.

The union was well known for the methods it used to heavy many businesses.

Heavynoun

an actor who plays villainous roles

Heavynoun

a serious (or tragic) role in a play

Heavyadjective

of comparatively great physical weight or density;

a heavy loadlead is a heavy metalheavy mahogony furniture

Heavyadjective

unusually great in degree or quantity or number;

heavy taxesa heavy fineheavy casualtiesheavy lossesheavy rainheavy traffic

Heavyadjective

of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment;

heavy artilleryheavy infantrya heavy cruiserheavy gunsheavy industry involves large-scale production of basic products (such as steel) used by other industries

Heavyadjective

having or suggesting a viscous consistency;

heavy cream

Heavyadjective

wide from side to side;

a heavy black mark

Heavyadjective

marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness;

a heavy hearta heavy scheduleheavy newsa heavy silenceheavy eyelids

Heavyadjective

usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

Heavyadjective

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained;

the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated

Heavyadjective

darkened by clouds;

a heavy sky

Heavyadjective

of great intensity or power or force;

a heavy blowthe fighting was heavyheavy seas

Heavyadjective

(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight;

heavy hydrogenheavy water

Heavyadjective

(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain;

Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'

Heavyadjective

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter;

dense smokeheavy fogimpenetrable gloom

Heavyadjective

made of fabric having considerable thickness;

a heavy coat

Heavyadjective

of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;

does a lot of hard drinkinga heavy drinker

Heavyadjective

prodigious;

big spenderbig eaterheavy investor

Heavyadjective

used of syllables or musical beats

Heavyadjective

full and loud and deep;

heavy soundsa herald chosen for his sonorous voice

Heavyadjective

of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;

grave responsibilitiesfaced a grave decision in a time of crisisa grievous faultheavy matters of statethe weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference

Heavyadjective

slow and laborious because of weight;

the heavy tread of tired troopsmoved with a lumbering sag-bellied trotponderous prehistoric beastsa ponderous yawn

Heavyadjective

large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work;

a heavy truckheavy machinery

Heavyadjective

dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal;

a heavy pudding

Heavyadjective

sharply inclined;

a heavy grade

Heavyadjective

full of; bearing great weight;

trees heavy with fruitvines weighed down with grapes

Heavyadjective

requiring or showing effort;

heavy breathingthe subject made for labored reading

Heavyadjective

characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;

worked their arduous way up the mining valleya grueling campaignhard laborheavy workheavy goingspent many laborious hours on the projectset a punishing pace

Heavyadjective

lacking lightness or liveliness;

heavy humora leaden conversation

Heavyadjective

(of sleep) deep and complete;

a heavy sleepfell into a profound sleepa sound sleeperdeep wakeless sleep

Heavyadjective

in an advanced stage of pregnancy;

was big with childwas great with child

Heavyadverb

slowly as if burdened by much weight;

time hung heavy on their hands