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   ponderous

   /ˈpɒnd(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. slow and clumsy because of great weight: "a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man" Similar clumsyslowheavyawkwardlumberingslow-movingcumbersomeheavy-footedungainlygracelessmaladroituncoordinatedblunderinglike a bull in a china shopinformal:clodhoppingclunkyarchaic:lubberlyrare:cumbrousOpposite lightgracefulelegant
   • ▪ (especially of speech or writing) dull or laborious: "the show is loaded down with ponderous one-liners" Similar labouredlaboriousdullawkwardclumsyforcedstiltedunnaturalartificialturgidstodgystolidlifelessploddingpedestrianboringuninterestingsolemnserioustediousmonotonousdrydrearypedanticornateelaborateover-elaborateintricateconvolutedverboselong-windedwindyprolixOpposite lively

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from Latin ponderosus, from pondus, ponder- ‘weight’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ponderosity noun
   • 2. ponderously adverb
   • 3. ponderousness noun

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   What is the meaning of ponderous?

   • • PONDEROUS(adjective) Sense 1 Meaning: Slow and laborious because of weight Synonyms: heavy; lumbering; ponderous Context example: a ponderous yawn Similar: heavy-footed((of movement) lacking ease or lightness) Derivation: ponderousness(the property of being large in mass) Sense 2 Meaning:

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   What is ponderosus etymology?

   • Etymology: Ultimately from ponderosus. 1. Heavy; weighty. It is more difficult to make gold, which is the most ponderous and materiate amongst metals, of other metals less ponderous and materiate, than, via versa, to make silver of lead or quicksilver; both which are more ponderous than silver. Francis Bacon. His pond’rous shield behind him cast.

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   What does ponderously mean in a sentence?

   • The old man walked ponderously along. He stood aside and the great vehicle moved ponderously out of the garage. Every sentence is uttered ponderously, like a judge delivering a verdict. "We have not researched the phenomenon extensively ," Mark replied ponderously. He arranged himself ponderously at the table.

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   How ponderous is a sentence uttered?

   • Every sentence is uttered ponderously, like a judge delivering a verdict. "We have not researched the phenomenon extensively ," Mark replied ponderously. He arranged himself ponderously at the table. He started to dance, lifting each foot ponderously from the floor like a performing elephant.

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