ponderous
adjective
Origin of ponderous
Synonyms for ponderous
Antonyms for ponderous
Related Words for ponderous
bulky, clumsy, weighty, awkward, unwieldy, monotonous, stodgy, stuffy, labored, stilted, plodding, burdensome, dull, elephantine, graceless, hefty, huge, laborious, lifeless, lumberingExamples from the Web for ponderous
Contemporary Examples of ponderous
It was a ponderous labyrinth of bolts, locks, and steel doors, making it an almost impregnable fortress.
Archer plays the lead in a ponderous but thoughtful one-act play penned by her husband, Terry Jastrow.
In “Dirty 30,” there are no ponderous attempts to chart the entire history of the crisis in order to set the scene.
No ponderous adult consideration is possible–rather, adolescent snickering prevails.
Yet even his staffers acknowledge he is a wooden candidate, a result of a long career in the ponderous halls of the House.
Gomez or Go Home: The Massachusetts Senate Race Is Down to the Wire—and It Matters Big TimeDavid Freedlander
June 21, 2013
Historical Examples of ponderous
The man who faced the redhead was as light as his companion was ponderous.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
Andy could see now that it was a roadster, low-hung, ponderous, to keep the road.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
For he was ponderous, spiritually and mentally, as well as materially.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
They made way for the man and his ponderous keys, and entrance to the college was gained.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Princes of the blood royal had sat in the ponderous carved oak-chairs.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon