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ploddingly
plod P0377700 (plŏd)v. plod·ded, plod·ding, plods v.intr.1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" (D.H. Lawrence).2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork.v.tr. To trudge along or over.n.1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.2. The sound made by a heavy step. [Perhaps imitative.] plod′der n.plod′ding·ly adv.ThesaurusAdv. | 1. | ploddingly - in a plodding manner; "this writer ploddingly accumulates detail after detail" |
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