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ponderous |
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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