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ponderous
01
difficult to move or manage due to bulk
Disapproving
Formal
Examples
The ponderous sofa would n't fit through the narrow hallway.
He made a ponderous turn in the oversized truck.
02
of great physical weight
Examples
The ponderous safe required a forklift to move.
He struggled to carry the ponderous stone up the hill.
03
possessing the quality of being very boring, slow, and serious, particularly used for speeches and writings
DisapprovingFormalExamples
The professor 's ponderous lecture made it hard for students to stay awake.
His ponderous writing style often led readers to lose interest quickly.
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