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ponderous
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ponderous
(adjective)
ponderous
/
ˈ
pɑːndərəs/
adjective
ponderous
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ˈ
pɑːndərəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PONDEROUS
[
more ponderous; most ponderous
]
1
:
very boring or dull
students struggling to stay awake during a
ponderous
lecture
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2
:
slow or awkward because of weight and size
the elephant's
ponderous
movements
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— ponderously
adverb
a
ponderously
technical lecture
He walked
ponderously
up the stairs.
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— ponderousness
noun
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noncount
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