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Having, or burdened with, a great or heavy weight
“The ponderous shoes soon galled the duchess to such a degree that she took off the thick, irritating worsted stockings and hob-nailed shoes, preferring to journey along the stony road without such incumbrances.”
Slowly, in a laborious or ponderous manner
“In addition to hauling their own weight, the ponderous vehicles must plow about 17 tons of air out of their way every mile!”
Taking one's time, slowly and carefully
Adverb for very large in size
“On the previous pages are sketches showing how the large ponderous wheels operated the machinery of the watermills.”
Adverb for boring or severely lacking in interest
“The chairman, as usual, gave a ponderous speech that left half his listeners snoring in their seats.”
Adverb for overly verbose or elaborate in phrasing
“Tucked in the middle of this ponderous description of regional flora was a brief discussion of the dynamics of vegetation.”
Adverb for requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort
“It is a ponderous task to delve into the great mass of literature and bring forth the conspicuous points for digestion.”
Adverb for awkward or uncoordinated in movement or in handling things
Adverb for lacking in speed
(of an object or situation) Adverb for significant in degree of importance or urgency
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 having a surfeit of body fat
Adverb for serious or solemn in manner or appearance
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