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weightily
adverb
uk /ˈweɪ.təl.i/ us /ˈweɪ.t̬əl.i/
weightilyadverb (HEAVILY)
in a way that feels very heavy:
As he walked, the keys jingled weightily in the pockets of his trousers.
There's no reason why any of these meals should sit weightily on the stomach.
Exhausted from a long day of work, he got home and collapsed weightily on the couch.
weightilyadverb (SERIOUSLY)
in a way that is very serious or important:
The guilt of leaving her sister to deal with the problem of her parents sat weightily upon her soul.
I would prefer people not to talk weightily about things they know next to nothing about.
She pronounced the last part of her speech weightily, knowing that there were critics in the audience who needed to hear it.
The themes of abandonment and neglect are weightily addressed in the play.
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abominably
abysmal
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objectionable
objectionably
odious
unpleasantly
unpleasantness
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unspeakable
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