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English → English (gcide) Definition: Ponderous spar Ponderous \Pon"der*ous\, a. [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris, a weight: cf. F. pond['e]reux. See Ponder.] 1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant. [1913 Webster] The sepulcher . . . Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Important; momentous; forcible. “Your more ponderous and settled project.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke. [1913 Webster] Ponderous spar (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite. [1913 Webster]