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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
heavy or weighty.
The ponderous iron bells could not be hoisted to the top of the church tower.- synonyms:
- heavy, hefty, weighty
- antonyms:
- light
- similar words:
- immense, labored, massive, overweight, prodigious
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| definition 2: |
awkward or unwieldy because of weight or size.
A knight could not easily move in his ponderous suit of armor.- synonyms:
- bulky, cumbersome, hulking, unwieldy
- similar words:
- awkward, clumsy, lumpish
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| definition 3: |
heavily labored and dull.
Many members of the congregation found themselves falling asleep during the long and ponderous sermon.- synonyms:
- boring, dreary, dull, heavy-handed, labored, strained, tedious
- antonyms:
- lively
- similar words:
- cumbersome, forced, heavy, stilted, tiresome, wearisome
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| related words: |
deadly, gross, tedious |
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| derivations: |
ponderously (adv.), ponderousness (n.) |
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