Definition of "ponderously" [pon•der•ous•ly]

• In a ponderous manner; very slowly. (adverb)

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• "“Well,” Skizzicks began slowly as his brain ponderously engaged, “My gram always said, ‘Good things come to those who wait.’”"
• ""I want to hide behind you," Big Mike says, each word ponderously escaping from his mouth as if it's the last he'll ever speak."
• "Reading it, he felt properly shamed for his exaggeration, yet Mr. Song, who’d followed each word ponderously close, was neither alarmed nor offended."