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[ adjective ] slow and laborious because of weight
Examples "the heavy tread of tired troops" "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot" "ponderous prehistoric beasts" "a ponderous yawn" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Between the ponderous hulk and himself , in the valley over which Papa-san reigned , men had hidden high_explosives , booby_traps , and mines . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
Examples "a ponderous stone" "a ponderous burden" "ponderous weapons" Related terms |
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