adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an elephant's ponderous head
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Holyfield had a considerable advantage over his ponderous opponent.
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the professor's ponderous voice
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His films are ponderous , occasionally dull, always intriguing and kind of great.
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Inquiry is a serious matter and should be done boldly, whether applied to innovation or ponderous theoretical matter.
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It seemed like such a ponderous and old-fashioned choice.
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Once a few have been mastered it is surprising how quickly the most ponderous sounding scientific name acquires a familiar ring.
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The old lady's footsteps could be heard, ponderous and threatening, on the front steps.
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The only other downside I noticed was that the car tended to be a little ponderous in lower gears around town.
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Woolley released three loud chords, and started on a ponderous version of the Sailors' Horn pipe.
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You could feel the spirit of Roy Peck there in that big old white frame house with the ponderous cottonwoods in front.