Definition of ponderous

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Ponderous (a.) Important; momentous; forcible.

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Candelabrum :: Candelabrum (n.) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple..
Massiness :: Massiness (n.) The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught..
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Important; momentous; forcible.
Weighty :: Weighty (superl.) Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body..
Tome :: Tome (n.) As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous volume..
Bombard :: Bombard (n.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the earliest kind of cannon.
Grave :: Grave (superl.) Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.
Imponderous :: Imponderous (a.) Imponderable.
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant..
Massy :: Massy (superl.) Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock..
Weight :: Weight (v. t.) A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight..
Foliosity :: Foliosity (n.) The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness.
Ponderosity :: Ponderosity (n.) The quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold..
Heft :: Heft (n.) Weight; ponderousness.
Ponderousness :: Ponderousness (n.) The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke..
Equiponderous :: Equiponderous (a.) Having equal weight.
Overponderous :: Overponderous (a.) Too heavy.
Ponderously :: Ponderously (adv.) In a ponderous manner.
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