Definition of PONDEROUS

ponderous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • slow and laborious because of weight
    • "ponderous prehistoric beasts"
    • "a ponderous yawn"
  • having great mass and weight and unwieldiness
    • "a ponderous stone"
    • "a ponderous burden"
    • "ponderous weapons"
  • labored and dull
    • "a ponderous speech"

Adj

  • Heavy, massive, weighty.
  • Serious, onerous, oppressive.
  • Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
  • Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
  • Characterized by or associated with pondering.
  • Dense.

Origin / Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ponderōsus (“weighty”).

Scrabble Score: 12

ponderous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ponderous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ponderous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

ponderous is a valid Words With Friends word