ponderous

pon·der·ous  (pndr-s)

adj.

1. Having great weight.

2. Unwieldy from weight or bulk.

3. Lacking grace or fluency; labored and dull: a ponderous speech. See Synonyms at heavy.

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[Middle English, from Old French pondereux, from Latin pondersus, from pondus, ponder-, weight; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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ponder·ous·ly adv.

ponder·ous·ness, ponder·osi·ty (-s-t) n.

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ponderous [ˈpɒndərəs]

adj

1. of great weight; heavy; huge

2. (esp of movement) lacking ease or lightness; awkward, lumbering, or graceless

3. dull or laborious a ponderous oration

[from Latin ponderōsus of great weight, from pondus weight]

ponderously  adv

ponderousness , ponderosity [ˌpɒndəˈrɒsɪtɪ] n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ponderous - slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" lumbering, heavy heavy-footed - (of movement) lacking ease or lightness; "his tired heavy-footed walk"
	2.	ponderous - having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons" heavy - of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"
	3.	ponderous - labored and dull; "a ponderous speech" uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

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ponderous

adjective

1. dull, laboured, pedestrian, dreary, heavy, tedious, plodding, tiresome, lifeless, stilted, stodgy, pedantic, long-winded, verbose, prolix He had a dense, ponderous writing style.

2. clumsy, awkward, lumbering, laborious, graceless, elephantine, heavy-footed He strolled about with a ponderous, heavy gait.
clumsy light, graceful, light-footed

Translations

ponderous [ˈpɒndərəs] ADJ → pesado

ponderous [ˈpɒndərəs] adj

[writing, speech] → solennel(le)

[movement, action] → pesant(e)

ponderous

adj

(= laboured, clumsy) person, movement, steps → schwerfällig; (= heavy) → massiv

(= too serious) book → gewichtig; joke → schwerfällig

ponderous [ˈpɒnd/ərəs] adj → pesante, ponderoso/a