leadenly
In plodding fashion
Leadenly describes doing something in a heavy, dull, or sluggish manner—as if weighted down by lead.
Movement that is leaden lacks grace or energy: She walked leadenly toward the door.
The word also applies to speech or writing that plods without life: The hours passed leadenly.
Without musical quality
- flatlyWithout expression or qualification
- expressionlesslyWithout showing feeling
- droningSustained monotonous sound
- uninflectedWithout grammatical modification
woodenly · mechanically · robotically · lifelessly · emotionlessly · dully · colorlessly · unvaryingly
Heavy or significant
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- ponderouslyIn a heavy, slow way
- heavilyWith great weight
- burdensomeDifficult to endure
cumbersome · lumbering · plodding · dragging · gravitationally · dense · massive · oppressive
Without signs of vitality
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
- monotonouslyIn unvarying repetition
- tediouslyIn a wearisome way
- uninspiredlyIn an unimaginative manner
flatly · blandly · vapidly · insipidly · colorlessly · drably · spiritlessly · boringly
In a dormant manner
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
- lethargicallyIn a drowsy, sluggish manner
- slowlyAt reduced speed
inertly · apathetically · phlegmatically · drowsily · wearily · tiredly · enervated · slothfully
tonelessly
Without musical quality
- flatlyWithout expression or qualification
- expressionlesslyWithout showing feeling
- droningSustained monotonous sound
uninflected · woodenly · mechanically · robotically · lifelessly · emotionlessly · dully · colorlessly · unvaryingly
weighty
Heavy or significant
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
- ponderouslyIn a heavy, slow way
- heavilyWith great weight
burdensome · cumbersome · lumbering · plodding · dragging · gravitationally · dense · massive · oppressive · weighted
lifelessly
Without signs of vitality
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
- monotonouslyIn unvarying repetition
- tediouslyIn a wearisome way
uninspiredly · flatly · blandly · vapidly · insipidly · colorlessly · drably · spiritlessly · boringly
torpidly
In a dormant manner
- languidlyIn a weary manner
- listlesslyWithout energy or interest
- lethargicallyIn a drowsy, sluggish manner
slowly · inertly · apathetically · phlegmatically · drowsily · wearily · tiredly · enervated · slothfully
leadenlynimbly
With light quickness
sprightly · lightly · agilely · gracefully · buoyantly
leadenlyenergetically
With much vigor
vigorously · vivaciously · animatedly · dynamically · spiritedly
leadenlybrightly
With much light
excitingly · brilliantly · sparklingly · radiantly · effervescently