ponderous
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Definition & Meaning of "ponderous"in English

ponderous
01

difficult to move or manage due to bulk 

Disapproving
Formal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most ponderous
Comparative
more ponderous
gradable
Examples
The ponderous sofa wouldn't fit through the narrow hallway. 
02

of great physical weight 

Examples
The ponderous safe required a forklift to move. 
03

possessing the quality of being very boring, slow, and serious, particularly used for speeches and writings 

Disapproving
Formal
Examples
The professor's ponderous lecture made it hard for students to stay awake. 

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