ponderously

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Family crises that some might view as a call to action mostly just enervate her: She doesn’t need another reminder that middle age can be overwhelmingly hard and ponderously boring.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

His 1964 Met debut with Verdi’s “Falstaff” was a scintillating performance, and in 1972 there he presented a boldly reimagined, gravely compelling — some critics said ponderously slow — take on “Carmen.”

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2021

Making those who have impacted the whole will of course take federal intervention - which often is ponderously slow in arriving.

From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2020

They have over the last 40 years emerged ponderously from a colonial world into a neo-colonial one.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2019

Janos Slynt rose hesitantly and Grand Maester Pycelle ponderously, yet they rose.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin