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ponderous
adjective /ˈpɒn.dər.əs/
/ˈpɑːn.dɚ-/ formal mainly disapprovingDefinition
› slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large: He had a rather slow and ponderous manner.Thick, dense and heavy › If a book, speech, or style of writing or speaking is ponderous, it is boring because it is too slow, long, or serious: The ponderous reporting style makes the evening news dull viewing.Tedious and uninspiring ponderously
/-li/ adverb
(Definition of ponderous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Thick, dense and heavy
Synonyms and related words:
- chunky adjective
- cumbersome adjective
- dense adjective (THICK)
- densely adverb
- density noun (THICKNESS)
- heavily adverb (WEIGHING A LOT)
- heaviness noun (WEIGHING A LOT)
- heavy adjective (WEIGHING A LOT)
- hefty adjective
- lumpen adjective (OBJECT)
- sludgy adjective
- thick adjective (CLOSE TOGETHER)
- thick adjective (NOT FLOWING)
- thicken verb
- thickness noun
- unwieldy adjective (DIFFICULT TO MOVE)
- weigh a ton idiom
- weight noun (HEAVINESS)
- weighty adjective (HEAVY)
- wiry adjective
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