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- Dictionaryponderous/ˈpɒnd(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. slow and clumsy because of great weight: "a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
Ponderous definition: of great weight; heavy; massive.. See examples of PONDEROUS used in a sentence.
Ponderous writing or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull.
PONDEROUS meaning: 1. slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large: 2. If a book, speech, or style of…. Learn more.
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.
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.