heavy
adjective
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prodigiousbig
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requiring or showing effort“heavy breathing”laboredlaboured
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usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry itfleshyoverweight
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full ofweighed down
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sharply inclined“a heavy grade”
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dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal“a heavy pudding”
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of comparatively great physical weight or density“a heavy load”
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large and powerful“especially designed for heavy loads or rough work”
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marked by great psychological weight
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unusually great in degree or quantity or number“heavy taxes”
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(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight“heavy hydrogen”
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of great intensity or power or force“a heavy blow”
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slow and laborious because of weight“the heavy tread of tired troops”ponderous
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of the military or industrylight
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of great gravity or crucial importgravegrievousweighty
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given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquorshard
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full and loud and deep“heavy sounds”sonorous
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made of fabric having considerable thickness“a heavy coat”
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of relatively large extent and density“a heavy line”
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permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matterdenseimpenetrable
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(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain“Iago is the heavy role in `Othello'”
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darkened by clouds“a heavy sky”threateningloweringsullen
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(used of soil) compact and fine-grained“the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated”clayeycloggy
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(of sleep) deep and complete“a heavy sleep”soundprofoundwakeless
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lacking lightness or liveliness“heavy humor”leaden
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustionhard
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in an advanced stage of pregnancybig
noun
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a serious (or tragic) role in a play
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an actor who plays villainous roles
adverb
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slowly as if burdened by much weight“time hung heavy on their hands”heavily