ponderous in French
ponderous in French is béotien, conformiste, grossier — ponderous means very heavy in weight.
ponderous in French
béotien
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
conformiste
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
grossier
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
maladroit
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
pesant
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
abrutissant
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
dogmatique
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
lourd
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
pesant
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
écrasant
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
What does "ponderous" mean?
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adj Very heavy in weight.
"The great elephant, when the cage was being placed, would, at a signal from its keeper, place its ponderous head against one side of the cage and push."
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adj Very serious and difficult to deal with.
"For the time, her own body was the source of all the life in the world, which tried to burst forth here—there—and was repressed now by Mr. Bax, now by Evelyn, now by the imposition of ponderous stupidity."
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adj Awkward and slow to move, often because of its weight.
"Following his steps . . . came two elderly women of the lower middle class, one stout and ponderous, the other rosy cheeked and nimble."
- adj Boring and tediously drawn out, especially in the way something is said.
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ponderous in a sentence
- The great elephant, when the cage was being placed, would, at a signal from its keeper, place its ponderous head against one side of the cage and push.
- For the time, her own body was the source of all the life in the world, which tried to burst forth here—there—and was repressed now by Mr. Bax, now by Evelyn, now by the imposition of ponderous stupidity.
- Following his steps . . . came two elderly women of the lower middle class, one stout and ponderous, the other rosy cheeked and nimble.
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What is "ponderous" in French?
"ponderous" in French is béotien, conformiste, grossier. ponderous means: Very heavy in weight.
Are there other ways to say "ponderous" in French?
Yes — French has 9 translations listed for "ponderous": béotien, conformiste, grossier, maladroit, pesant, abrutissant.
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