ponderous

• Décrit quelque chose de lent et maladroit à cause d'un grand poids, ou (en parlant d'un discours ou d'un écrit) ennuyeux et pénible à suivre.

Describes something that is slow and clumsy because of great weight, or (of speech or writing) dull and laborious.

1. Slow and heavyC1formal

   Moving or acting in a slow, heavy, and laborious way due to weight or size.

   Lourd et lent

   • The ponderous elephant moved slowly through the mud.
   • His ponderous gait made it difficult to keep up with him.
   • The old machinery made a ponderous sound as it started up.

   Synonymescumbrousheavylaboredlumberingmassiveslow-movingunwieldyweighty

   Antonymesagilegracefullightlivelynimblequickspryswift

2. Massive and unwieldyC1formal

   Having great mass and weight, making it difficult to handle or move.

   Massif et difficile à manier

   • The ponderous stone blocks were used to build the ancient temple.
   • She struggled to lift the ponderous suitcase onto the train.
   • The furniture was too ponderous to fit through the narrow doorway.

   Synonymesbulkyclunkycumbersomeheavymassiveunwieldyweighty

   Antonymesagilelightmanageableportableweightless

3. Dull and tediousC2formal

   Describing a style of writing, speech, or performance that is overly serious, slow, and boring.

   Pesant, ennuyeux (style)

   • The lecture was so ponderous that many students fell asleep.
   • His ponderous prose made the novel difficult to finish.
   • The film's ponderous pacing failed to hold the audience's attention.

   Synonymesboringdryheavy-handedlaboriousleadenlumberingpedanticstodgyturgidwooden

   Antonymeslivelylucidspirited