ponderous
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It has been suggested that the team just don't appear to appreciate the intensity and urgency of games at this level and are still a little too ponderous in the first half.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Such an opening tends toward the obvious, the ponderous, the heavy-handed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“You Wished for This” careens from ponderous ambience to shredded digital noise; The two parts of “Love is in the Air” recasts the yearning of a classic Hollywood love theme into a blood-soaked rictus grin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Asked about the characterization of European initiatives to boost growth as slow and ponderous, Lancastle argues this is no longer valid.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 16, 2026
"It was a ponderous tome by Grand Maester Malleon on the lineages of the great houses."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing ponderous
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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