2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leaden \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
leaden
adj 1: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray
rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden
and thick" [syn: {dull}, {gray}, {grey}]
2: made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden
arms"; "weighted eyelids" [syn: {weighted}]
3: (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" [syn: {plodding}]
4: lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden
conversation" [syn: {heavy}]
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