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Meanings of very ponderous in English

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Usage of very ponderous in English
1
It is hard wood, of a reddish colour, and very ponderous.
A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699
2
Lady B. is very ponderous and prosperous, apparently, and I wish it well over.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 / With His Letters and Journals
3
The Great Western Railway Company invited us to tender for twenty of their very ponderous engines.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
4
I allow it is a difficult language, Harry; and very ponderous and mechanical; but not necessarily dry or unpleasant.
David Elginbrod
5
It had apparently been severed from the ground by an axe, was very ponderous, and as black as ebony.
The Natural History of Selborne
6
When they are gone comes the division of the spoil. He closed one eye slowly, in a very ponderous wink.
The Trampling of the Lilies
7
In that case his book would be found wanting; it was not so very ponderous; it did not outweigh one of Paulsberg's novels, thank God!
Shallow Soil
8
'Were they so very ponderous, do you think?
Wilfrid Cumbermede
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