Dictionary Check: ponderous

"ponderous" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

adjective

slow and laborious because of weight

Example: "the heavy tread of tired troops"
Synonyms:
adjective

having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

Example: "a ponderous stone"
adjective

labored and dull

Example: "a ponderous speech"

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