Pronounced: bry-OL-uh-jee, noun
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The word ponderous means
- of very great weight
- unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size
- oppressively or unpleasantly dull; lifeless
First usage
Our word came into English around 1400
Background / Comment
I knew the first two definition; however, the third one I didn’t know. Our word came from the Middle French word ponderos [alt: pondereuse] (heavy), which came from the Latin word pondus (weight). The Latin word is related to the source of “pound” (a measure of weight).
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