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ponderous
adjective
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ONDEROU
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
“a ponderous stone”
adjective
slow and laborious because of weight
“the heavy tread of tired troops”
adjective
labored and dull
“a ponderous speech”
In context
Example Sentences
a ponderous stone
a ponderous burden
ponderous weapons
the heavy tread of tired troops
moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
ponderous prehistoric beasts
a ponderous yawn
a ponderous speech
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