Pon"der*ous (?), a. [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. pond'ereux. See Ponder.]
1.
Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.
The sepulcher . . .
Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws.
Shak.
2.
Important; momentous; forcible.
"Your more
ponderous and settled project."
Shak.
3.
Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.
Ponderous spar Min., heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite.
© Webster 1913.