English Explanatory Dictionary

ponderous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Heavy, massive, weighty.
  2. Serious, onerous, oppressive.
  3. Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
  4. Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
  5. Characterized by or associated with pondering.
  6. Dense.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/ /ˈpɑn.dɚ.əs/ en-us-ponderous.ogg

Word forms

ponderous more ponderous most ponderous

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ponderōsus (“weighty”).

Synonyms

heavy massive oppressive serious

Derived words

equiponderous nonponderous overponderous ponderously ponderousness unponderous
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