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Definition of leaden adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

leaden

adjective
 
/ˈledn/
 
/ˈledn/
(literary)
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  1. dark grey in colour like lead
    • leaden skies
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2
  2. heavy or slow
    • a leaden heart (= because you are sad)
    • On leaden feet he made his way down the stairs.
  3. Word OriginOld English lēaden (see lead2, -en).
See leaden in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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