Heavy and Plodding

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Heavy adjective - Causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest.

Usage example: the study of history doesn't have to be all about dull heavy reading and the memorization of dates

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Plodding and heavy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plodding" instead an adjective "Heavy".

Nearby Words: heave, heavyweight, heaviness, heaved, heavily

Plodding adjective - (of movement) slow and laborious.

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Heavy and plodding are semantically related. You can use "Heavy" instead an adjective "Plodding".

Nearby Words: plod, plodded, plodder

Abandoning the more classic hard rock sound of their debut, they picked up where Sabbath left off on their sophomore album, Sad Wings of Destiny, with similarly plodding and bass-heavy guitar riffs.

Source: Useful Notes / Heavy Metal
It's so slow, plodding, and heavy that it almost doesn't even sound like the same band.

Source: Music / Soundgarden

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