Lexic.us

Definition of Ponderous

1. Adjective. Slow and laborious because of weight. "A ponderous yawn"

2. Adjective. Having great mass and weight and unwieldiness. "Ponderous weapons"

3. Adjective. Labored and dull. "A ponderous speech"

Definition of Ponderous

1. a. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.

Definition of Ponderous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Ponderous

1. 1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant. "The sepulcher . . . Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws." (Shak) 2. Important; momentous; forcible. "Your more ponderous and settled project." 3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke. Ponderous spar, heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite. Origin: L. Ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. Pondereux. See Ponder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponderous

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