- 1(disapproving) (of speech and writing) too slow and careful; serious and boring synonym tedious He spoke in a slow ponderous voice.
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- 2moving slowly and heavily; able to move only slowly synonym labored She watched the cow's ponderous progress.
adverb
noun [uncountable]See ponderous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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