āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
leaden
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻŖā§āĻŖ
(of sky) overcast and dull, often suggesting an impending storm or a gloomy atmosphere
Disapproving
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hikers were disheartened by the leaden sky, which promised a challenging trek ahead.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻšā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§, āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
(of mood, atmosphere, etc.) feeling heavy, slow, and overwhelming
Disapproving
Formal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The leaden pace of the project's progress frustrated everyone involved, as delays piled up and deadlines loomed closer.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°
made of lead
04
āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻļā§āĻ¤āĻ˛, āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤
be very cold, below the freezing point
05
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§, āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻšā§āĻ¨
lacking energy or liveliness in how someone moves, behaves, or expresses themselves
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her leaden expression failed to hide her disappointment at the news.
āĻāĻŦāĻ° āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
06
āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻ§ā§āĻ°
(of movement) slow and laborious
07
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āĻ§ā§āĻ¸āĻ° āĻ°āĻ
having a dark dull gray color like lead
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
