leadenly

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adverb

In a leaden manner.

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Meanings

adverbleadenly (comparative more leadenly, superlative most leadenly)

comparative more leadenly · superlative most leadenly

  1. In a leaden manner.

    The post-hippie urban style of 1970 comes across as so leadenly soggy that it’s beyond sending up.

    2008 February 9, Ben Brantley, “An Indomitable Diva Played by, Well, an ...”, in New York Times

Origin

From leaden + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

leadenly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadenly

MLA

“leadenly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadenly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leadenly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leadenly.

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