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How to pronounce “ponderous”
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Pronunciation guide for ponderous
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ponderous with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Krazy Kat, the Poetics of Passing
This is a ponderous cartoon by Robert Carter, clearly done
- Definition summary
- Heavy, massive, weighty.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce ponderous
Krazy Kat, the Poetics of Passing
This is a ponderous cartoon by Robert Carter, clearly done
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ponderous”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Heavy, massive, weighty.
- (figuratively, by extension) Serious, onerous, oppressive.
- Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
- Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
- (rare) Characterized by or associated with pondering.
- (obsolete) Dense.
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