Heavy

hev′i, adj . weighty: not easy to bear: oppre ive: afflicted: inactive: dull, lacking brightne and interest: inclined to slumber: violent: loud: not easily digested, as food: miry, as soil: having strength, as liquor: dark with clouds: gloomy: expensive: ( B. ) sad: ( the at. ) pertaining to the representation of grave or serious parts.— adv. Heav′ily .— n. Heav′ine .— adjs. Heav′y-armed , bearing heavy armour or arms; Heav′y-hand′ed , clumsy, awkward: oppre ive; Heav′y-head′ed , having a heavy or large head: dull, stupid, drowsy; Heav′y-heart′ed , weighed down with grief; Heav′y-lād′en , laden with a heavy burden.— n. Heav′y-spar , native sulphate of barium, barytes.— Heavy marching order , the condition of troops fully equipped for field service; Heavy metal , guns or shot of large size: great influence or power; Heavy-weight , one beyond the average weight, esp. in sporting phrase, one placed highest in the ascending scale, feather-weight , light-weight , middle-weight , heavy-weight ; Heavy wet , a drink of strong ale or ale and porter mixed.— The heavies ( mil. ), the heavy cavalry: those who play heavy parts. [A.S. hefig — hebban , to heave; Old High Ger. hebîg .]