Category:Ponderous

Pon"der*ous, a. Etym: [l. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: Cf. F. pondéreux. See ponder.]

1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the Ponderous elephant. The sepulcher. . . Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws. Shak.

2. Important; momentous; forcible. "your more ponderous and settled Project." Shak.

3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; A ponderous joke. Ponderous spar (min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite.