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pon•der•ous



Pronunciation: (pon'dur-us), [key]
—adj.
1. of great weight; heavy; massive.
2. awkward or unwieldy: He carried a ponderous burden on his back.
3. dull and labored: a ponderous dissertation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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