ponderous in Spanish
ponderous in Spanish is beocio, conformista, grosero — ponderous means very heavy in weight.
ponderous in Spanish
beocio
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
conformista
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
grosero
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
pesado
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
torpe
Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.
abrumador
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
agobiante
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
aplastante
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
dogmático
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
grave
Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.
torpe
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 Spanish?
"ponderous" in Spanish is beocio, conformista, grosero. ponderous means: Very heavy in weight.
Are there other ways to say "ponderous" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 10 translations listed for "ponderous": beocio, conformista, grosero, pesado, torpe, abrumador.
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