ponderous
11ponderous — ponderously, adv. ponderousness, ponderosity /pon deuh ros i tee/, n. /pon deuhr euhs/, adj. 1. of great weight; heavy; massive. 2. awkward or unwieldy: He carried a ponderous burden on his back. 3. dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation.… …
12ponderous — adjective /ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs,ˈpɑn.dɚ.əs/ a) Heavy, massive, weighty. [H]e saw, at the end of a shallow embrasure, a ponderous door of dark wood, braced with iron. b) Serious, onerous, oppressive. The great elephant, when the cage was being placed,… …
13ponderous — adjective 1) a ponderous dance Syn: clumsy, heavy, awkward, lumbering, slow, cumbersome, ungainly, graceless, uncoordinated, blundering; informal clodhopping, clunky See note at heavy Ant …
14ponderous — pon•der•ous [[t]ˈpɒn dər əs[/t]] adj. 1) of great weight; heavy; massive: a ponderous creature[/ex] 2) awkward or unwieldy 3) dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425 (< MF ponderos, pondereuse) < L ponderōsus …
15ponderous — /ˈpɒndərəs / (say ponduhruhs), / drəs/ (say druhs) adjective 1. of great weight; heavy; massive: a ponderous mass of iron. 2. without graceful lightness or ease; dull: *It had been a good party – George knew how to give a party even if he were… …
16ponderous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ponderus, from Latin ponderosus, from ponder , pondus weight Date: 15th century 1. of very great weight 2. unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size 3. oppressively or unpleasantly dull ; …
17ponderous — pon|der|ous [ pand(ə)rəs ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) moving slowly because of being big and heavy 2. ) ponderous writing or speech is serious and boring ╾ pon|der|ous|ly adverb …
18ponderous — UK [ˈpɒndərəs] / US [ˈpɑnd(ə)rəs] adjective mainly literary 1) moving slowly because of being big and heavy 2) ponderous writing or speech is serious and boring Derived word: ponderously adverb …
19ponderous — [ˈpɒndərəs] adj literary 1) moving slowly because of being big and heavy 2) ponderous writing or speech is serious and boring …
20Ponderous spar — Ponderous Pon der*ous, a. [L. ponderosus, from pondus, eris, a weight: cf. F. pond[ e]reux. See {Ponder}.] 1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant. [1913 Webster] The sepulcher . . . Hath oped his… …
