 ponderous |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] slow and laborious because of weight | |
| Synonyms: | lumbering heavy | |
| Examples: | "the heavy tread of tired troops" "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot" "ponderous prehistoric beasts" "a ponderous yawn" |
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| Related terms: | heavy-footed | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having great mass and weight and unwieldiness | |
| Examples: | "a ponderous stone" "a ponderous burden" "ponderous weapons" |
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| Related terms: | heavy | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] labored and dull | |
| Examples: | "a ponderous speech" |
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| Related terms: | uninteresting | |
| Similar spelling: |
ponderously ponder ponderosa pounder Pounders ponderosity ponderer Pomaderris Poynter pointer pondering Penders ponderable |
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