The Only Use of
ponderous
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- But soft you, the fair Ophelia: Ope not thy ponderous and marble jaws, But get thee to a nunnery—go!
Chpt 21ponderous = very large
Definition:
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(ponderous) large or of great weight; or slow and unwieldy -- especially because of size
or
boring -- especially because of length