Describing Weight and Steadiness: English Vocabulary List

(of mood, atmosphere, etc.) feeling heavy, slow, and overwhelming

"His footsteps are leaden."

"The leaden sky threatened rain and the dark clouds hung low over the city making the whole afternoon feel gloomy and depressing."

inflexible or resistant to pressure

"The material is unyielding."

"The unyielding rock wall defeated every climber who tried to scale it and many people have been injured attempting to reach the top."

difficult to move or control because of its large size, weight, or unsusal shape

"The box is unwieldy."

"The unwieldy package was too heavy for one person to carry so the delivery driver asked his coworker to help him lift it."

challenging to manage or move due to size, weight, or awkward shape

"The equipment is cumbersome."

"The cumbersome machine took up half the garage space and it was so heavy that nobody could move it without a forklift."

unstable and likely to shake or rock from side to side

"The table is wobbly."

"The wobbly table caused the drinks to spill so the waiter put a folded napkin under one leg to steady it."