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ponderous
adjective
1 ponderous
Slow and laborious because of weight:
— Ponderous prehistoric beasts.
— A ponderous yawn.
synonyms: heavy, lumbering.
Roget 319:
weighty;
weighing
etc.
v.;
heavy as lead;
ponderous,
ponderable;
lumpish†,
lumpy,
cumbersome,
burdensome;
cumbrous,
unwieldy,
massive.
incumbent,
superincumbent†.
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Roget 579:
inelegant,
graceless,
ungraceful;
harsh,
abrupt;
dry,
stiff,
cramped,
formal,
guinde [Fr.];
forced,
labored;
artificial,
mannered,
ponderous;
awkward,
uncourtly†,
unpolished;
turgid
etc.
577;
affected,
euphuistic†;
barbarous,
uncouth,
grotesque,
rude,
crude,
halting;
offensive to ears polite.
2.
Spoken Language
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2 ponderous
Having great mass and weight and unwieldiness.
3 ponderous
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