Ponderously

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.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	ponderously - in an uninterestingly ponderous manner; "the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets"
	2.	ponderously - in a heavy ponderous manner; "he moves ponderously"