Leadenly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a leaden manner.

    "The post-hippie urban style of 1970 comes across as so leadenly soggy that it’s beyond sending up."

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heavilyheavy

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"The post-hippie urban style of 1970 comes across as so leadenly soggy that it’s beyond sending up."

Etymology

From leaden + -ly.

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