Difference between Ponderous and Heavy

What is the difference between Ponderous and Heavy?

Ponderous as an adjective is clumsy and unwieldy because of its weight. while Heavy as an adjective is having great weight.

Ponderous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Clumsy and unwieldy because of its weight. Extremely dull or boring. Slow and heavy.

Heavy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having great weight.Serious, somber.good.Profound.High, great.armed.louder, more distortedhot and humiddoing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.high in fat or protein; difficult to digest.Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense;laden to a great extent.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To use power and/or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations.

Example sentence: I wake up in the morning and my heart is light, man. It's not heavy. I don't have skeletons in the closet on their way out.

We hope you now know whether to use Ponderous or Heavy in your sentence.

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