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6/5/15

Ponderous

Ponderous

<pon-der-rus>

awkward; clumsy; uncoordinated;

moving in an unsteady way because of great weight.

The ponderous elephant made the men run away.

Memory trick:
We ponder the sight of their great bulk.

At work:
Your ponderous report is hard to read. Please edit it and make it smaller.

(c) 2015 E. Carruthers

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