What does ponderously mean?
Ponderously means In a ponderous manner; very slowly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a ponderous manner; very slowly..
Sir Ernest Heavywether rose ponderously.
Rooney and his team-mates started ponderously, as if sensing the enormity of the occasion, but once Scholes began to link with Ryan Giggs in the middle of the park, the visitors increased the tempo with Sunderland struggling to keep up.
A narrow and deserted street in deep shadow, high houses, innumerable windows with Venetian blinds, a dead silence, grass sprouting between the stones, imposing carriage archways right and left, immense double doors standing ponderously ajar.
Use ponderously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ponderously means In a ponderous manner; very slowly..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Sir Ernest Heavywether rose ponderously.
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