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† ˈpondeˌrose, a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. ponderōsus heavy, weighty, f. pondus, ponder-: see -ose.] Weighty, ponderous, huge.
[c1400,c1485: see ponderous 1, 3.] a1734North Exam. i. iii. §98 (1740) 191 Bulky Sums paid, ponderose Armies raised. Ibid. iii. vi. §64. 470 A grand Alliance, with the Emperor and Spain, brought down a ponderose Army out of Germany. |