ponderous in Russian
ponderous in Russian is тяжёлый, уве́систый, неповоро́тливый — ponderous means very heavy in weight.
ponderous in Russian
тяжёлый
Pronounced: tyazhyolyy
Heavy, massive, weighty.
уве́систый
Pronounced: uvesistyy
Heavy, massive, weighty.
неповоро́тливый
Pronounced: nepovorotlivyy
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
неуклю́жий
Pronounced: neuklyuzhiy
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
ну́дный
Pronounced: nudnyy
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
ску́чный
Pronounced: skuchnyy
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 Russian?
"ponderous" in Russian is тяжёлый, уве́систый, неповоро́тливый. ponderous means: Very heavy in weight.
How do you pronounce тяжёлый?
"ponderous" in Russian is тяжёлый, pronounced "tyazhyolyy".
Are there other ways to say "ponderous" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 6 translations listed for "ponderous": тяжёлый, уве́систый, неповоро́тливый, неуклю́жий, ну́дный, ску́чный.
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