lourd
Meaning
- heavy
- clumsy, oafish
- (informal) annoying, a drag
- sultry, humid
- heavyweight
Concepts
become heavy
unwieldy
very heavy
being heavy
Calloused
closely-pressed together
Synonyms
très lourd
devenir lourd
balaise
bien bâti
peu maniable
humide et chaud
casse-cul
il est lourd
malpratique
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/luʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French lourd, from Old French lorz, lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, lordus, probably from Latin lūridus (“sallow”), possibly influenced by Frankish *lort (“crooked, clumsy”); related to Old English lort (“crooked”).
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