Definition of ponderous

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  • ponderous is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • ponderous is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • ponderous is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of ponderous

  • slow and laborious because of weight (adjective)

    Examples

    1. ponderous prehistoric beasts
    2. a ponderous yawn

    Synonyms

    1. heavy
    2. lumbering
  • having great mass and weight and unwieldiness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a ponderous stone
    2. a ponderous burden
    3. ponderous weapons
  • labored and dull (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a ponderous speech

See definition of ponderous in Merriam Webster