In a laborious or ponderous manner
“Her meticulous nature and ponderous pauses would lead to drawn out silences that could terminate any argument in a concise finale, leaving you in no doubt who was right and who was wrong.”
With difficulty
Taking one's time, slowly and carefully
Adverb for slow and clumsy because of great weight
“In addition to hauling their own weight, the ponderous vehicles must plow about 17 tons of air out of their way every mile!”
Adverb for overly complex or elaborate
“Continually using this ponderous phrasing would lead the reader to ponder whether to go to sleep, or, at best, dilute the flow of the discussion so as to render its meaning less clear and useful.”
Adverb for serious
Adverb for lacking in speed
Adverb for lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments
(of an object or situation) Adverb for significant in degree of importance or urgency
Adverb for using, or expressed in, an excessive amount of words
Adverb for done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so as to impress
Adverb for tending toward excessive moralization
Adverb for not convincing, plausible or believable
Adverb for seemingly endless because boring
Adverb for serious or solemn in manner or appearance
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