heavy (s)
lumbering (s)
ponderous (s)

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type s
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def slow and laborious because of weight
examples the heavy tread of tired troops
moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
ponderous prehistoric beasts
a ponderous yawn
Outgoing links
Similar to heavy-footed
Derivationally related form ponderous → ponderousness
Incoming links
Similar to heavy-footed
Derived from adjective ponderously → ponderous
Derived from adjective heavily → heavy
Derivationally related form ponderousness → ponderous

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