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41South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
42cumbersome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cumbrous, unwieldy, clumsy, burdensome, ponderous, oppressive. See hindrance. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. heavy, clumsy, awkward, bulky, unmanageable, unwieldy, hefty, ponderous, massive,… …
43unwieldy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, awkward, cumbersome, ungainly, bulky, ponderous, hulking (inf.). See gravity, size. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ponderous; see heavy 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
44weighty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ponderous, heavy; burdensome, onerous; influential. See gravity, importance, influence. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. heavy hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome, dense, hard to lift. 2.… …
45ponderousness — noun 1. an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition • Syn: ↑heaviness • Derivationally related forms:… …
46pon´der|ous|ness — pon|der|ous «PON duhr uhs», adjective. 1. very heavy: »a ponderous mass of iron. SYNONYM(S): weighty, massive. 2. heavy and clumsy: »A hippopotamus is ponderous. SYNONYM(S): unwieldy, cumbersome. 3. Figurative. dull; …
47pon´der|ous|ly — pon|der|ous «PON duhr uhs», adjective. 1. very heavy: »a ponderous mass of iron. SYNONYM(S): weighty, massive. 2. heavy and clumsy: »A hippopotamus is ponderous. SYNONYM(S): unwieldy, cumbersome. 3. Figurative. dull; …
48pon|der|ous — «PON duhr uhs», adjective. 1. very heavy: »a ponderous mass of iron. SYNONYM(S): weighty, massive. 2. heavy and clumsy: »A hippopotamus is ponderous. SYNONYM(S): unwieldy, cumbersome. 3. Figurative. dull; …
49Weightier — Weighty Weight y, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. [1913 Webster] 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious;… …
50Weightiest — Weighty Weight y, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl. {Weightiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body. [1913 Webster] 2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious;… …
