Definitions for ponderous

Definitions for (adj) ponderous

Main entry: ponderous

Definition: having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

Usage: a ponderous stone; a ponderous burden; ponderous weapons


Main entry: heavy, ponderous, lumbering

Definition: slow and laborious because of weight

Usage: the heavy tread of tired troops; moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot; ponderous prehistoric beasts; a ponderous yawn


Main entry: ponderous

Definition: labored and dull

Usage: a ponderous speech


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