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ponderous

/ˈpɒndərəs/adjective

उच्चारण पॉन्डरस

नीरस, बोझिल, उबाऊ (भाषण या लेखन)

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of speech or writing) too slow and careful; serious and boring

    नीरस, बोझिल, उबाऊ (भाषण या लेखन)

    • The report is written in a ponderous style.
    • His ponderous speech put half the audience to sleep.

    Synonyms laboured dull tedious heavy stodgy

    Opposite lively light entertaining sprightly

  2. 2

    moving slowly and heavily; able to move only slowly

    भारी-भरकम, धीमा और भद्दा

    • The elephant moved forward with ponderous steps.

    Synonyms lumbering heavy cumbersome clumsy

    Opposite nimble agile light graceful

◇Word family
ponderously adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

laboured dull tedious heavy stodgy lumbering cumbersome clumsy

Antonyms

lively light entertaining sprightly nimble agile graceful

?Which word?

Do not confuse ponderous (heavy, slow and dull) and ponder (to think carefully about something).

Ponderous (भारी, धीमा और नीरस) और ponder (किसी बात पर ध्यान से सोचना) में भ्रमित न हों।