ponderous

🇺🇸 /ˈpɑːndərəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɒndərəs/
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adjective
R

Heavy and slow in a way that feels boring.

His lectures are always ponderous and dull.

R

Moving slowly because of being very heavy.

The old gates opened with a ponderous creak.

translation

adj. Heavy and slow in a way that feels boring.; Moving slowly because of being very heavy.