Definitions of leaden:

  • adjective:   (of movement) slow and laborious
    Example: "Leaden steps"
  • adjective:   made heavy or weighted down with weariness
    Example: "His leaden arms"
  • adjective:   lacking lightness or liveliness
    Example: "A leaden conversation"
  • adjective:   darkened with overcast
    Example: "The sky was leaden and thick"