Definition of ponderous
Adjectives
slow and laborious because of weight
"ponderous prehistoric beasts"
"a ponderous yawn"
- Synonyms:
- heavy, lumbering
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heavy-footed
(of movement) lacking ease or lightness
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
"a ponderous stone"
"a ponderous burden"
"ponderous weapons"
- Synonyms:
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heavy
of comparatively great physical weight or density
labored and dull
"a ponderous speech"
- Synonyms:
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uninteresting
arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
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