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1. (adj.) ponderous
of great weight; heavy; massive:
a ponderous creature.
2. ponderous
awkward or unwieldy.
3. ponderous
dull and labored:
a ponderous dissertation.
Etymology: (1375–1425 (< MF ponderos, pondereuse) < L ponderōsus. See ponder , -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) heavy, lumbering, ponderous
slow and laborious because of weight
"the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"
2. (adj) ponderous
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
"a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons"
3. (adj) ponderous
labored and dull
"a ponderous speech"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ponderous
very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant
2. (adj) ponderous
important; momentous; forcible
3. (adj) ponderous
heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke
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