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Definition of: ponderous
(pon′dər·əs) adjective
1. Having great weight; also, huge; bulky.
2. Heavy to the extent of dulness; lumbering; labored. See synonyms under HEAVY. [<OF pondereux <L ponderosus <pondus, ponderis a weight]
—pon′der·os′i·ty (-də·ros′ə·tē), pon′der·ous·ness noun
—pon′der·ous·ly adverb
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