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English adjective: ponderous | |||
| 1. | ponderous slow and laborious because of weight | ||
| Samples | The heavy tread of tired troops. Moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot. Ponderous prehistoric beasts. A ponderous yawn. | ||
| Synonyms | heavy, lumbering | ||
| Similar | heavy-footed | ||
| Antonyms | light-footed | ||
| 2. | ponderous having great mass and weight and unwieldiness | ||
| Samples | A ponderous stone. A ponderous burden. Ponderous weapons. | ||
| Similar | heavy | ||
| Antonyms | light | ||
| 3. | ponderous labored and dull | ||
| Samples | A ponderous speech. | ||
| Similar | uninteresting | ||
| Antonyms | interesting | ||
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