What does "weightsome" mean?

Of, pertaining to, possessing, or characterised by weight; weighty; weightful; heavy; grave; grievous.

What is a synonym for "weightsome"?

Common synonyms include: austere, demure, earnest, frightful, grave, grievous.

Weightsome

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Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, possessing, or characterised by weight; weighty; weightful; heavy; grave; grievous.
"On next meeting Mrs. Ottarson, she permitted no semblance of complaint or of adverse criticism to evidence the weightsome discouragement that oppressed her."

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austere demure earnest frightful grave grievous

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"On next meeting Mrs. Ottarson, she permitted no semblance of complaint or of adverse criticism to evidence the weightsome discouragement that oppressed her."

Etymology

From weight + -some.

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