ponderous
IPA: pˈɑndɝʌs
adjective
- Heavy, massive, weighty.
- (figuratively, by extension) Serious, onerous, oppressive.
- Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
- Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
- (rare) Characterized by or associated with pondering.
- (obsolete) Dense.
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Examples of "ponderous" in Sentences
- Handling was soft and ponderous.
- It is a work of ponderous rhyme.
- The question itself seemed ponderous.
- The architecture is ponderous and massive.
- The size of the article is ponderous already.
- They are slow, ponderous, and deliberate, in both thought and deed.