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ponderously

adv

Etymology

From ponderous + -ly.

Definitions

  1. In a ponderous manner

    In a ponderous manner; very slowly.

    • Sir Ernest Heavywether rose ponderously.
    • Rooney and his team-mates started ponderously, as if sensing the enormity of the occasion, but once Scholes began to link with Ryan Giggs in the middle of the park, the visitors increased the tempo with Sunderland struggling to keep up.

  2. With the appearance of great weight.

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