heavy
//ˈhɛv.i//
Forms
- Comparative
- heavier
- Superlative
- heaviest
- Comparative
- more heavy
- Superlative
- most heavy
- Plural
- heavies
Definitions
1.Having great weight.
- Use the scales to measure how heavy it is.
- Can you help me carry this? It's really heavy.
- When he was a child he was rather heavy, but today he is impressively fit.
2.Serious, somber.
- The box is too heavy to carry.
- The box was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.
- We couldn't go out because of the heavy rain.
3.Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
- The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod.
- Sent hither by my Husband to impart the heavy news.
4.High, great.
- The box is too heavy to carry.
- The box was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.
- We couldn't go out because of the heavy rain.
1.To a great degree; greatly.(colloquial)
- Olive: What was it - booze? Barney: Yeh. Been hitting it pretty heavy.
2.very(colloquial)
3.In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.
1.A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.(slang)
- With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1231
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English hevy, heviȝ, from Old English hefiġ, hefeġ, hæfiġ (“heavy; important, grave, severe, serious; oppressive, grievous; slow, dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *habīg (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, grasp, hold”). Equivalent to heave + -y. Related to have.