"ponderous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/ [UK], /ˈpɑn.dɚ.əs/ [US] Audio: en-us-ponderous.ogg [US] Forms: more ponderous [comparative], most ponderous [superlative]
Etymology: Ultimately from Latin ponderōsus (“weighty”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ponderōsus||weighty}} Latin ponderōsus (“weighty”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ponderous (comparative more ponderous, superlative most ponderous)
  1. Heavy, massive, weighty. Categories (topical): Size Synonyms (heavy, massive): heavy, massive Translations (heavy, massive, weighty): ثقيل (Arabic), тежък (težǎk) (Bulgarian), масивен (masiven) (Bulgarian), raskas (Finnish), painava (Finnish), järkälemäinen (Finnish), آغر (ağır) (Ottoman Turkish), وزین (vezin) (Ottoman Turkish), тяжёлый (tjažólyj) (Russian), уве́систый (uvésistyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ponderous-en-adj-aKKbAMWE Disambiguation of Size: 100 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'heavy, massive': 100 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'heavy, massive, weighty': 91 6 1 1 1 1
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Serious, onerous, oppressive. Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms (serious, onerous): oppressive, serious Translations (serious, onerous, oppressive): rasittava (Finnish), raskas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ponderous-en-adj-Svn38GDl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 34 1 30 23 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 32 2 37 15 4 Disambiguation of 'serious, onerous': 4 82 4 5 2 3 Disambiguation of 'serious, onerous, oppressive': 2 89 3 3 1 2
  3. Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight. Translations (clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight): тромав (tromav) (Bulgarian), kömpelö (Finnish), raskas (Finnish), pesant (French), maladroit (French), béotien (French), grossier (French), conformiste (French), schwerfällig (German), māngaingai (Maori), schwoafalich (Plautdietsch), неуклю́жий (neukljúžij) (Russian), неповоро́тливый (nepovorótlivyj) (Russian), pesado (Spanish), torpe (Spanish), beocio (Spanish), grosero (Spanish), conformista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ponderous-en-adj-ibB18g0B Disambiguation of 'clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight': 0 3 91 2 0 3
  4. Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression. Translations (dull or boring): скучен (skučen) (Bulgarian), досаден (dosaden) (Bulgarian), rasittava (Finnish), pitkäveteinen (Finnish), uuvuttava (Finnish), raskas (Finnish), lourd (French), pesant (French), écrasant (French), abrutissant (French), dogmatique (French), enfadonho [masculine] (Portuguese), ску́чный (skúčnyj) (Russian), ну́дный (núdnyj) (Russian), grave (Spanish), torpe (Spanish), abrumador (Spanish), agobiante (Spanish), aplastante (Spanish), dogmático (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ponderous-en-adj-X2NLpAAU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 34 1 30 23 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 32 2 37 15 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 27 2 42 17 4 Disambiguation of 'dull or boring': 0 5 7 82 2 4
  5. (rare) Characterized by or associated with pondering. Tags: rare Translations (characterized by or associated with pondering): pohdiskeleva (Finnish), raskassoutuinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ponderous-en-adj-~dRecQsD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 34 1 30 23 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 32 2 37 15 4 Disambiguation of 'characterized by or associated with pondering': 1 3 1 3 93 1
  6. (obsolete) Dense. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ponderous-en-adj-XYdwYjIj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ponderously, ponderousness

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      "sense": "clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "dull or boring",
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      "sense": "dull or boring",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "characterized by or associated with pondering",
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