单词	ponderousness
释义	ponderouspon‧der‧ous /ˈpɒndərəs $ ˈpɑːn-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINponderous Origin: 1300-1400 French pondéreux, from Latin ponderosus, from pondus; ➔ PONDER Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an elephant's ponderous head Holyfield had a considerable advantage over his ponderous opponent. the professor's ponderous voice EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS His films are ponderous, occasionally dull, always intriguing and kind of great. Inquiry is a serious matter and should be done boldly, whether applied to innovation or ponderous theoretical matter. It seemed like such a ponderous and old-fashioned choice. Once a few have been mastered it is surprising how quickly the most ponderous sounding scientific name acquires a familiar ring. The old lady's footsteps could be heard, ponderous and threatening, on the front steps. The only other downside I noticed was that the car tended to be a little ponderous in lower gears around town. Woolley released three loud chords, and started on a ponderous version of the Sailors' Horn pipe. You could feel the spirit of Roy Peck there in that big old white frame house with the ponderous cottonwoods in front. 1slow or awkward because of being very big and heavy:  an elephant’s ponderous walk2boring, very serious, and seeming to progress very slowly:  a ponderous and difficult book The system, though ponderous, works.—ponderously adverb—ponderousness noun [uncountable]
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