Ponderous - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɑːndərəs|  American pronunciation of the word ponderous
Brit.  |ˈpɒnd(ə)rəs|  British pronunciation of the word ponderous

adjective

- slow and laborious because of weight (syn: heavy, lumbering)
ponderous prehistoric beasts
a ponderous yawn
- having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
a ponderous stone
a ponderous burden
ponderous weapons
- labored and dull
a ponderous speech

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...fell asleep during the ponderous speech...

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