Definition of "leaden" []

• Made of or containing lead. (adjective)
• Heavy and inert. (adjective)
• Listless; sluggish. (adjective)
• Lacking liveliness or sparkle; dull: a leaden conversation. (adjective)
• Downcast; depressed: leaden spirits. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Director Yelena Demikovsky attempts to a tell a story of innocence lost and the fleeting nature of youthful affection, but winds up getting bogged down in leaden dialogue and cheesy music, both of which conspire to drag her film even deeper into the depths of irredeemable melodrama."
• "She reached the landing at the mid-point of the staircase and saw the twin leaden benches that sat on either side of the platform."
• "23 I have adopted the word leaden as expressive of the idea implied in the original word, viz. grey or greyish blue; hence, dulled, dimmed."