ponderous
adjective
of great weight; heavy; massive.
ponderously
-
a word derived from
ponderous.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Family crises that some might view as a call to action mostly just enervate her: She doesn’t need another reminder that middle age can be overwhelmingly hard and ponderously boring.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022
Making those who have impacted the whole will of course take federal intervention - which often is ponderously slow in arriving.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
I was a ponderously slow reader and still am.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2019
They have over the last 40 years emerged ponderously from a colonial world into a neo-colonial one.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2019
"That is a matter for the king to decide," Grand Maester Pycelle announced ponderously.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
