ponderous C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpɑn.dɚ.əs/ UK /ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/ See IPA manual Freq #62150 Meanings 1 adj Slow and heavy, moving in a clumsy way because of great weight. The elephant made its ponderous way down to the river. 2 adj Dull and boring, especially because it is long and overly serious. His ponderous speech put half the audience to sleep. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · slow and heavy, moving in a... heavymassivelumbering Word family Derived forms equiponderousnonponderousoverponderousponderouslyponderousnessunponderous Common collocations ponderous stone Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Ultimately from Latin ponderōsus (“weighty”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ponderous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑn.dɚ.əs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/ **Frequency rank:** 62150 ## Meanings 1. Slow and heavy, moving in a clumsy way because of great weight. 2. Dull and boring, especially because it is long and overly serious. ## Examples - The elephant made its ponderous way down to the river. - His ponderous speech put half the audience to sleep. ## Derived Forms - equiponderous - nonponderous - overponderous - ponderously - ponderousness - unponderous ## Etymology Ultimately from Latin ponderōsus (“weighty”). ## AI Etymology Ponderous is ultimately from Latin ponderōsus (“weighty”). Current senses include slow and heavy, moving in a clumsy way because of great weight and dull and boring, especially because it is long and overly serious. The wider family includes derived forms such as equiponderous, nonponderous, overponderous, ponderously, and ponderousness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown