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   ponderous

   /ˈpɒnd(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. slow and clumsy because of great weight: "a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man" Similar clumsyslowheavyawkwardlumberingslow-movingcumbersomeheavy-footedungainlygracelessmaladroituncoordinatedblunderinglike a bull in a china shopinformal:clodhoppingclunkyarchaic:lubberlyrare:cumbrousOpposite lightgracefulelegant
   • ▪ (especially of speech or writing) dull or laborious: "the show is loaded down with ponderous one-liners" Similar labouredlaboriousdullawkwardclumsyforcedstiltedunnaturalartificialturgidstodgystolidlifelessploddingpedestrianboringuninterestingsolemnserioustediousmonotonousdrydrearypedanticornateelaborateover-elaborateintricateconvolutedverboselong-windedwindyprolixOpposite lively

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from Latin ponderosus, from pondus, ponder- ‘weight’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ponderosity noun
   • 2. ponderously adverb
   • 3. ponderousness noun

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   PONDEROUS definition: 1. slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large: 2. If a book, speech, or style of…. Learn more.

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   1. : of very great weight. 2. : unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size. 3. : oppressively or unpleasantly dull : lifeless. ponderous prose. ponderously adverb. ponderousness noun. Did you know? The Serious History of Ponderous.

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   Ponderous definition: of great weight; heavy; massive.. See examples of PONDEROUS used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPONDEROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Ponderous writing or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPONDEROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PONDEROUS meaning: 1. slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large: 2. If a book, speech, or style of…. Learn more.

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   When you call Frankenstein's monster ponderous, it's not because he likes to ponder the great questions of life. It's because he moves like a Mack truck, only slower and less gracefully. Ponderous also describes a person's manner, or their manner of speaking.

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   1. of great weight; heavy; huge. 2. (esp of movement) lacking ease or lightness; awkward, lumbering, or graceless. 3. dull or laborious: a ponderous oration. [C14: from Latin ponderōsus of great weight, from pondus weight] ˈponderously adv. ˈponderousness, ponderosity n.