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abdominous

adj.
C2 Proficiency ab·domi·nous
Definition

adj. describing something that is very large, heavy, or difficult to deal with. It is a very old-fashioned word that people rarely use today.

adj. characterised by great size, weight, or difficulty. Highly archaic in modern usage; typically found in historical or literary contexts to describe physical bulk or mental burden.


SIMPLE

The old man carried an abdominous load of wood.

CONTEXTUAL

The traveler struggled to navigate the abdominous luggage through the narrow mountain pass.

COMPLEX

The poet used the abdominous weight of the fallen oak to symbolise the crushing burden of the protagonist's past mistakes.

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