Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - ponderous
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Ponderous
ponderous
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ponderus, from Latin ponderosus, from ponder-, pondus weight Date: 15th century 1. of very great weight 2. unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size 3. oppressively or unpleasantly dull ; lifeless ~ prose Synonyms: see heavy • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun
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1.
adj. 1 heavy; unwieldy. 2 laborious. 3 (of style etc.) dull; tedious. Derivatives ponderosity n. ponderously adv. ponderousness n. Etymology: ME f. L ponderosus f. pondus -eris weight ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
3.
1. тяжелый, тяжеловесный; увесистый; массивный ponderous axe —- тяжелый топор ponderous figure —- массивная фигура 2. громоздкий a hippopotamus is ponderous —- бегемот - неповоротливое животное 3. скучный, нудный 4. тяжеловесный (о стиле) 5. тяжелый, трудный (о задании, задаче) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
adj. 1) тяжелый, громоздкий, увесистый 2) тяжеловесный 3) скучный, тягучий; a ponderous speech - скучный, нудный доклад Syn: see massive ...Англо-русский словарь
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1. Ponderous writing or speech is very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is rather dull. He had a dense, ponderous style. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval • ponderously ...the rather ponderously titled ‘Recommendation for National Reconciliation and Salvation’. ADV: ADV with v 2. A movement or action that is ponderous is very slow or clumsy. (WRITTEN) His steps were heavy and ponderous. ADJ • ponderously Wilson shifted ponderously in his chair. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 moving slowly or awkwardly because of being very big and heavy (an elephant's ponderous walk) 2 boring and too serious (a ponderous and difficult book, intended for experts) 3 very big and heavy (Calvin's way was blocked by the ponderous body of his host.) - ponderously adv - ponderousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- 14c., from L. ponderosus "of great weight," from pondus (gen. ponderis) "weight." Meaning "tedious" is c.1700. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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