Weightsome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Weightsome is an adjective meaning Of, pertaining to, possessing, or characterised by weight; weighty; weightful; heavy; grave; grievous.
Meaning
Of, pertaining to, possessing, or characterised by weight; weighty; weightful; heavy; grave; grievous.
Example Sentences
"Fate-dispenser," Medford Browne was wont to ask her on occasion, "how canst thou be so blithe when so weightsome is thy day's allotment of labor?"
On next meeting Mrs. Ottarson, she permitted no semblance of complaint or of adverse criticism to evidence the weightsome discouragement that oppressed her.
Synonyms for weightsome
Depending on context, synonyms include earnest, solemn, austere, frightful, demure, serious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ponderary, ponderal, gravimetric, gravitic, gravitied, hypergravitational.
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