PONDEROUS

(adj.) having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
"a ponderous stone", "a ponderous burden", "ponderous weapons"
A ponderous rock crashed down and shattered the wooden bridge. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : heavy , lumbering
The well-fed Labrador took a ponderous walk down the street. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) labored and dull
"a ponderous speech"
The conference was even more ponderous than we expected. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for ponderous

(Tag: English) Its simple guys, POUND is a unit of weight , we often calculate weight in pounds! 1 Pound = 480 grams
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(Tag: English) Its simple guys, POUND is a unit of weight , we often calculate weight in pounds! 1 Pound = 480 grams
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(Tag: English) POND-erou-S: words in CAPS form PONDS (femina PONDS beauty contest, the contestants are sleek and sexy), ERror(someone who is "heavy" auditoned for the contest)
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(Tag: ) As big as a POND
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(Tag: english) ponderous=full of pounds=heavy,having great effect
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