Grep of noun ponderous
ponderousness
Overview of adj ponderous
The adj ponderous has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) heavy, lumbering, ponderous -- (slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn")
2. (1) ponderous -- (having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons")
3. ponderous -- (labored and dull; "a ponderous speech")
Antonyms of adj ponderous
3 senses of ponderous
Sense 1
heavy, lumbering, ponderous
INDIRECT (VIA heavy-footed) -> light-footed
Sense 2
ponderous
INDIRECT (VIA heavy) -> light
Sense 3
ponderous
INDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting
Similarity of adj ponderous
3 senses of ponderous
Sense 1
heavy, lumbering, ponderous
=> heavy-footed (vs. light-footed)
Sense 2
ponderous
=> heavy (vs. light)
Sense 3
ponderous
=> uninteresting (vs. interesting)
Attributes of adj ponderous
Familiarity of adj ponderous
ponderous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj ponderous
ponderous
Overview of adj ponderous
The adj ponderous has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) heavy, lumbering, ponderous -- (slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn")
2. (1) ponderous -- (having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons")
3. ponderous -- (labored and dull; "a ponderous speech")
ponderous definition
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