The Only Use of
ponderous
in
Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Then he took off with ponderous flight and circled and lowered, circled and lowered until the others danced in joy and hunger at his approach.
p. 61.8ponderous = slow
Definition:
large or of great weight; or slow and unwieldy -- especially because of size
or
boring -- especially because of length
or
boring -- especially because of length