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POND-uh-r-uh-s/ˈpɒndərəs/

Ponderous means slow and clumsy because of weight, or dull and laboured in style: a ponderous minute, ponderous prose. Heavy (already in the dictionary) is everyday; length is not a filled cell.

Meaning

Slow and clumsy because of weight; also dull and laboured (from heavy, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “A ponderous minute will not fill an empty n.”
• “Heavy is already in this course. Laboured is the close twin. Length is a vibe. A cell is a count. Put the number in; then keep the length if the finding still stands.”

Good to know

Heavy, slow, or laboured. Everyday: heavy (already in the dictionary). Length ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

heavy, laboured, clumsy

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