ponderous in the PONS Dictionary

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The cars were ponderous handlers because of the heavy engine, but successful runners.
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The large, ponderous, solid, imperforate shell has a conical shape.
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The ponderous bell-tower was constructed mostly in the 17th century.
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The earlier examples of this manner are tolerably ponderous and simple.
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The success of the work was marked, despite a ponderous style.
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The offside rule makes it complicated and ponderous.
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The farmhouses built during this period are large, square, hipped-roof structures with ponderous cornices and large porches to match.
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A hill by the village contains the remains of an old fort, its summit being encircled with walls made of ponderous masses of rock.
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In those ponderous moments we almost lose sight of our quirky heroine, who (refreshingly) is anything but.
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His novels, though written in a ponderous, affected style, display considerable imagination and insight into character.
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