Definitions

heavy-laden

[hev-ee-leyd-n] / ˈhɛv iˈleɪd n /

ADJECTIVE

heavy

Synonyms

WEAK

abundant ample awkward beefy big built bulky burdensome chunky considerable copious corpulent cumbersome cumbrous elephantine enceinte excessive expectant fat fleshy gravid gross hefty huge laden large lead-footed loaded

Example Sentences

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Heavy-laden, the monoplane Alaskan had not been able to soar over the 10,000-foot peaks this time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Heavy-laden trees droop their ripe, rich clusters overhead.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 by Various

Heavy-laden Hero of two Worlds, what tasks are these!

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

And within the orchard, Heavy-laden trees Shower down the apples, With each passing breeze.

From Cousin Hatty's Hymns and Twilight Stories by Nichols, H. P.

Heavy-laden canoes take two days to go up this pass.

From A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 by Livingstone, David