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ponderous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

dull and labored, or heavy and unwieldy

In a sentence

Ponderous in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing ponderous in a sentence.

The lecture's ponderous prose put half the audience to sleep.

Synonyms
laboriousploddingcumbersomeweighty
Antonyms
livelynimblegraceful
Common questions

Questions about “ponderous

Ponderous (adjective) means dull and labored, or heavy and unwieldy
Here is ponderous used in an example sentence: "The lecture's ponderous prose put half the audience to sleep."
Common synonyms for ponderous include laborious, plodding, cumbersome, weighty.
Antonyms of ponderous include lively, nimble, graceful.
Ponderous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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