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[ pon-der-uhs ] / ˈpɒn dər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ponderous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof great weight; heavy; massive. awkward or unwieldy: He carried a ponderous burden on his back. dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation. Origin of ponderous1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ponderos, pondereuse) <Latin ponderōsus.See ponder, -ous SYNONYMS FOR ponderous3 heavy, boring, dreary, plodding, tedious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ponderous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ponderousSEE ANTONYMS FOR ponderous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ponderouspon·der·ous·ly, adverbpon·der·ous·ness, pon·der·os·i·ty [pon-duh-ros-i-tee], /ˌpɒn dəˈrɒs ɪ ti/, nounnon·pon·der·os·i·ty, nounnon·pon·der·ous, adjective non·pon·der·ous·ly, adverbnon·pon·der·ous·ness, nouno·ver·pon·der·ous, adjectiveo·ver·pon·der·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·pon·der·ous·ness, nounun·pon·der·ous, adjectiveun·pon·der·ous·ly, adverbun·pon·der·ous·ness, noun Words nearby ponderouspond, pond-apple, ponder, ponderable, ponderosa pine, ponderous, pond hockey, Pondicherry, pond life, pond lily, Pondo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ponderousIt was a ponderous labyrinth of bolts, locks, and steel doors, making it an almost impregnable fortress. The High Society Bank Robber of the 1800s|J. North Conway|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Archer plays the lead in a ponderous but thoughtful one-act play penned by her husband, Terry Jastrow. Anne Archer: Women in Hollywood Are Doomed Forever|Nico Hines|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST In “Dirty 30,” there are no ponderous attempts to chart the entire history of the crisis in order to set the scene. “Dirty 30”: Talking AIDS To The Basketball Wives Set|Hugh Ryan|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST No ponderous adult consideration is possible–rather, adolescent snickering prevails. What the Man With No Ass Crack Can Teach Darwinists and Creationists|Kent Sepkowitz|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet even his staffers acknowledge he is a wooden candidate, a result of a long career in the ponderous halls of the House. Gomez or Go Home: The Massachusetts Senate Race Is Down to the Wire—and It Matters Big Time|David Freedlander|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST About this period there was a ponderous machine with six broad wheels, and drawn by eight horses, called the Newcastle waggon. Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road|William Pitt Lennox The heavy shutters and ponderous doors are always locked, except when some inquisitive foreigner desires to view. The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe|Ernest Young His tomb, on the brow of the hill, is marked by a huge mound of earth crowned by a ponderous marble slab. Literary Shrines|Theodore F. Wolfe It was a dull metallic clang, ponderous and slow, growing louder and ever louder—the tread of an armored man. Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle Assuredly the narrow doorways may easily be defended; for a time, at least, the ponderous walls will mock the cannonade. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 374, December, 1846|Various
British Dictionary definitions for ponderous
adjectiveof great weight; heavy; huge (esp of movement) lacking ease or lightness; awkward, lumbering, or graceless dull or laboriousa ponderous oration Derived forms of ponderousponderously, adverbponderousness or ponderosity (ˌpɒndəˈrɒsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for ponderousC14: from Latin ponderōsus of great weight, from pondus weight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ponderousbulky, clumsy, weighty, awkward, unwieldy, monotonous, stodgy, stuffy, labored, stilted, plodding, burdensome, dull, elephantine, graceless, hefty, huge, laborious, lifeless, lumbering |