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ponderous

pon·der·ous [ póndərəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. moving heavily: lumbering and laborious in movement

2. dull: without liveliness or wit

3. heavy-looking: disproportionately thick and heavy

[14th century. Via French< Latin ponderosus< ponder-, stem of pondus "weight"]

pon·der·ous·ly adverb
pon·der·ous·ness noun
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