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ponderous
01
displaying a sense of slowness or lack of agility due to real or perceived weight or massiveness
02
having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
03
possessing the quality of being very boring, slow, and serious, particularly used for speeches and writings
Example
She struggled to carry the ponderous stack of textbooks across the campus.
The old, ponderous dictionary was difficult to lift from the shelf.
His speech was slow and ponderous, making it hard for the audience to stay engaged.
Attempting to support its massive bulk, the whale maintained steady movement despite its ponderous physique.
The ponderous sumo wrestler slowly crossed the ring, each step seeming to shake the ground.
