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| pon·der·ous [ póndərəss ] |
adjective |
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1. moving heavily: lumbering and laborious in movement
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2. dull: without liveliness or wit
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3. heavy-looking: disproportionately thick and heavy
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin ponderosus< ponder-, stem of pondus "weight"] |
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 pon·der·ous·ly adverb |
 pon·der·ous·ness noun |
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