ponderous

The music, large and heavy but never ponderous, took off again.

There was a long and ponderous moment, during which nothing happened.

She was far enough along in it to make her ponderous.

He made his rather ponderous way down to the hall.

This is not to say things become ponderous and heavy.

The children found him heavy; he seemed ponderous to them.

For now, we have had enough of these ponderous subjects.

When well clear, it turned north, ponderous as a fat old man.

At last he saw the rest of the ponderous, studying face.

It was a very ponderous way to have a conversation.

On the small screen inside, he saw again the ponderous movement of the!

"Let us make our own plan," said the ponderous one.

Out of the water she was ponderous and looked stranded.

But many readers may be put off by the writing, which is often ponderous.

His words were a touch more ponderous, but the meaning was clear.

He turned and walked with ponderous dignity toward the door.

If this sounds ponderous, the novel itself is anything but.

He rose to his feet with slow and ponderous authority.

The news release itself suggested that the program would be anything but ponderous.

We are therefore looking at a very slow, ponderous ship.

"I think he is my friend," said the ponderous fellow.

We do not need to wait for a ponderous procurement process to run its course.

The success of the work was marked, despite a ponderous style.

Only after they had gone 15 feet did it take a ponderous stride and begin to follow them.

Hovering for a ponderous moment, she at last touched him.