ponderous
Example Sentences
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Some of the biggest obstacles facing Germany’s military planners are intangible: ponderous procurement rules, onerous data protection laws, and other regulations forged in a more peaceful era.
He also told confidants that he wanted Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to stop acting like a ponderous judge and to take decisive action.
From New York Times
If even this ponderous pace continues — a questionable assumption in today’s parlous markets — it will take two years to reach the $6 trillion range.
From New York Times
Despite its new setting, this “Romeo” was more ponderous and rushed — yes, both! — than groundbreaking or romantic.
From New York Times
In case that sounds ponderous, it bears emphasizing that “Decent People” also provides a great deal of pleasure.
From Los Angeles Times
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