Ponderous
Pronunciation : Pon"der*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. pond?reux. See Ponder.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913