Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a ponderous manner; with great weight.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a ponderous manner.
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- adverb In a
ponderous manner; veryslowly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a heavy ponderous manner
- adverb in an uninterestingly ponderous manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Well,” Skizzicks began slowly as his brain ponderously engaged, “My gram always said, ‘Good things come to those who wait.’”
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“Well,” Skizzicks began slowly as his brain ponderously engaged, “My gram always said, ‘Good things come to those who wait.’”
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"I want to hide behind you," Big Mike says, each word ponderously escaping from his mouth as if it's the last he'll ever speak.
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"I want to hide behind you," Big Mike says, each word ponderously escaping from his mouth as if it's the last he'll ever speak.
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"I want to hide behind you," Big Mike says, each word ponderously escaping from his mouth as if it's the last he'll ever speak.
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"I want to hide behind you," Big Mike says, each word ponderously escaping from his mouth as if it's the last he'll ever speak.
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Reading it, he felt properly shamed for his exaggeration, yet Mr. Song, who’d followed each word ponderously close, was neither alarmed nor offended.
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Reading it, he felt properly shamed for his exaggeration, yet Mr. Song, who’d followed each word ponderously close, was neither alarmed nor offended.
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Reading it, he felt properly shamed for his exaggeration, yet Mr. Song, who’d followed each word ponderously close, was neither alarmed nor offended.
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Reading it, he felt properly shamed for his exaggeration, yet Mr. Song, who’d followed each word ponderously close, was neither alarmed nor offended.
bilby commented on the word ponderously
Indeed.
September 7, 2008