What does "ponderous" mean?
Ponderous: Important; momentous; forcible. "Your more ponderous and settled project." Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke. Ponderous spar (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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