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ponderous

C2 adj
us /ˈpɑn.dɚ.əs/

ponderous /ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/ nghĩa là nặng nề, đồ sộ

Các nghĩa

  1. nặng nề, đồ sộ

    Heavy, massive, weighty.

    [H]e saw, at the end of a shallow embrasure, a ponderous door of dark wood, braced with iron.

  2. nghiêm trọng, nặng nề, áp bức

    Serious, onerous, oppressive.

    broadly · figuratively

    In its court-yard—worthy of the Castle of Otranto in its ponderous gloom—is a massive staircase.

  3. vụng về, cồng kềnh, chậm chạp

    Clumsy, unwieldy, or slow, especially due to weight.

    Following his steps . . . came two elderly women of the lower middle class, one stout and ponderous, the other rosy cheeked and nimble.

  4. tẻ nhạt, buồn tẻ, dài dòng

    Dull, boring, tedious; long-winded in expression.

    Over supper the minister did unbend a little into one or two ponderous jokes.

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