What is the meaning of Ponderous?

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(a.) Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.
(a.) Important; momentous; forcible.
(a.) Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.

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