Synonyms for Ponderous
Definition of ponderous
- adjective
- slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn"
- having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons"
- labored and dull; "a ponderous speech"
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Writing tips for "ponderous"
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