ponderous


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ponderous/ˈpɒndərəs/
adjective
  • 1 slow and clumsy because of great weight.
  • 2 dull or laborious.
– derivatives
ponderosity noun,
ponderously adverb,
ponderousness noun.
– origin ME: via Fr. from L. ponderosus, from pondus, ponder- ‘weight’.
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