ponderously
2
7.8
- adverb
- /ˈpɒndərəsli/
:
ponderosamente
- The truck slid sideways so ponderously that there was never a splash.
- ponderously slow
- ponderously slowly
- rose ponderously
Examples
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"Let me tell you how it is," he began, pulling his chin, ponderously anxious.
Fiction book (1991) -
Even so, it remained a ponderously bulky structure of indeterminate style.
Fiction book (1999) -
The alternative is to very ponderously explain your mood and tone.
Blog text (5) -
Naruhito shook his head ponderously from side to side.
Fiction book (1999) -
The accounts we'd read about Martians suggested that without their metallic bodies, they moved ponderously slowly here on Earth.
Fiction book (1996) -
Slowly and ponderously, first hundreds, then thousands of female olive ridley turtles march up the beach.
Academic text (1995) -
Trained to resist foreign invasions, the Mexican army was ponderously slow in its response to mass popular uprising.
Academic text (1990) -
Janek drew some fuel up with the pump, grasped the crank handle, and slowly, lethargically, ponderously, like a tortoise, the guts of the engine started to turn over.
Fiction book (2000) -
Look at those guys! A couple of the moaning, writhing turtles were levering themselves ponderously to their feet, trudging slowly and hopelessly away toward the turtle quarters.
Fiction book (1991) -
The elephant walked ponderously through the thick jungle, making the ground shake with each heavy step.
Synonyms
4
5.2
In a calm way that shows no strong feeling or interest
1
5.4
In a way that shows no energy or interest
1
5.4
In a boring, gloomy way that shows little energy
1
6.5
In an awkward or clumsy way
1
6.7
Slowly and without energy
To move in a slow, heavy, and awkward way
In a slow, heavy way that shows little energy
In a slow, heavy way that shows little energy or interest
In a clumsy or awkward way
In a dull way that shows no interest
In a dull way without life or interest
In a dull, boring way that makes people lose interest
In a dull, boring way with little interest
In a dull way that does not interest people
Antonyms
How Awkward
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ponderously comes from the Latin word pondus meaning 'weight', and it is related to English words like ponder ('to think') and ponderous ('heavy'). So, to do something ponderously is to do it slowly and heavily, as if it is weighed down.