Pŏn'der-oŭs, a.
a. [Lat. ponderosus, from pondus, ponderis, a weight, from pendere, to weigh; It., Sp., & Pg. ponderoso, Pr. ponderos, O. Fr. pondéreux.]
- Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load. “The evil they are contending with is too ponderous to be moved by the shoulders that are set to it.” I. Taylor.
- Important; momentous; as, a ponderous project.
- Forcible; strongly impulsive.
Pressed with the ponderous blow, Down sinks the ship within the abyss below. Dryden.
Ponderous spar (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes.