leadenly

English

Etymology

From leaden +‎ -ly.

Adverb

leadenly (comparative more leadenly, superlative most leadenly)

1. In a leaden manner.
   • 2008 February 9, Ben Brantley, “An Indomitable Diva Played by, Well, an ...”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 November 2008:

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