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ponderous

Ponderous describes something weighted down, slow and heavy, or something dull and tedious. (adjective)

  1. A burden that weighs you down and that is hard to bear is an example of something that would be described as ponderous.
  2. A very boring speech is an example of something that would be described as ponderous.

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See ponderous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See ponderous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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