ponderously

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ponderously

adverb more ponderously · most ponderously

In a ponderous manner; very slowly. Sir Ernest Heavywether rose ponderously.
With the appearance of great weight. A narrow and deserted street in deep shadow, high houses, innumerable windows with Venetian blinds, a dead silence, grass sprouting between the stones, imposing carriage archways right and left, immense double doors standing ponderously ajar.

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@misc{ponderously_2026,
  title = {ponderously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ponderously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}