ponderous
Use Ponderous in a sentence
dər adjective
1.
of great weight; heavy; massive.
2.
awkward or unwieldy: He carried a ponderous burden on his back.
3.
dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ponderos, pondereuse) < Latin ponderōsus. See ponder, -ous
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ponderos, pondereuse) < Latin ponderōsus. See ponder, -ous
Related forms
pon·der·ous·ly, adverb
non·pon·der·os·i·ty, noun
non·pon·der·ous, adjective
non·pon·der·ous·ly, adverb
non·pon·der·ous·ness, noun
o·ver·pon·der·ous, adjective
o·ver·pon·der·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·pon·der·ous·ness, noun
un·pon·der·ous, adjective
un·pon·der·ous·ly, adverb
un·pon·der·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
3. heavy, boring, dreary, plodding, tedious.
3. heavy, boring, dreary, plodding, tedious.
Antonyms
3. lively, exciting.
3. lively, exciting.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of great weight; heavy; huge |
| 2. | (esp of movement) lacking ease or lightness; awkward, lumbering, or graceless |
| 3. | dull or laborious: a ponderous oration |
| [C14: from Latin ponderōsus of great weight, from pondus weight] | |
| 'ponderously | |
| —adv | |
| 'ponderousness | |
| —n | |
| ponderosity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ponderous
c.1400, "heavy, weighty, clumsy," from L. ponderosus "of great weight," from pondus (gen. ponderis) "weight" (see pound (1)). Meaning "tedious" is first recorded 1704.
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Example sentences
Readers new to the field may find this book a useful overview, but only if they can endure the ponderous writing.
The policy formation process is ponderous and beset with political and bureaucratic pitfalls.
Men had confined their literary interests to the library and, as a consequence, their style was either ponderous or precious.
Feeling mired in the part, and fearing that it appeals all too strongly to his own ponderous mood, he decides to lighten up.
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