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heavy

adjective (UNPLEASANT)
 
 
/ˈhev.i/ old-fashioned slang

Definition

describes something such as a situation that is dangerous or unpleasant: Then the police arrived and things got really heavy.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for badDangerous and harmful
(Definition of heavy adjective (UNPLEASANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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