adjective
1.
Synonyms: heavy 1, cumbersome, cumbrous, hefty, massive, weighty
Related Word: substantial; burdensome, onerous, oppressive
2.
lacking all lightness and grace
a ponderous prose style
Synonyms: elephantine, heavy-footed, heavy-handed, uninspired
Related Word: dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, lifeless, monotonous, pedestrian, plodding, stodgy, stuffy; arid, barren; flat, insipid, savorless, vapid; buckram, cardboard, muscle-bound, stiff, stilted, wooden
Contrasted words: sparkling, vivid; easy, natural, relaxed, supple, unlabored
3.
Synonyms: unwieldy , cumbersome, cumbrous, unhandy