ponderously
In slow, weighty manner
Ponderously means in a slow, heavy, labored manner.
The word suggests weight that impedes movement or progress: The elephant moved ponderously through the brush.
It extends to speech, writing, or thought that proceeds with excessive deliberation and lacks grace: He spoke ponderously, as if each word required great effort.
Moving heavily and awkwardly
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
trudging · heavily · cumbersomely · glacial · lethargic · dragging · crawling · ploddingly
In an overextended manner
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- monotonouslyIn unvarying repetition
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
- tiresomelyIn an exhausting manner
laboriously · droning · interminably · exhaustingly · windily · verbosely · plodding · dully
With great weight
- massivelyTo a huge degree
- substantiallyTo a significant degree
- weightilyWith great seriousness
- gravelyIn serious manner
imposingly · monumentally · solidly · formidably · impressively · majestically · grandly · authoritatively
In an organized manner
- carefullyWith deliberate attention
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
- unhurriedlyIn no particular rush
considerately · studiously · painstakingly · meticulously · calculatedly · purposefully · deliberately · intentionally
lumbering
Moving heavily and awkwardly
laborious · trudging · heavily · cumbersomely · glacial · lethargic · dragging · crawling · ploddingly · leaden
long-windedly
In an overextended manner
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- monotonouslyIn unvarying repetition
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
tiresomely · laboriously · droning · interminably · exhaustingly · windily · verbosely · plodding · dully · endlessly
heavily
With great weight
- massivelyTo a huge degree
- substantiallyTo a significant degree
- weightilyWith great seriousness
gravely · imposingly · monumentally · solidly · formidably · impressively · majestically · grandly · authoritatively · solemnly
methodically
In an organized manner
- carefullyWith deliberate attention
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
unhurriedly · considerately · studiously · painstakingly · meticulously · calculatedly · purposefully · deliberately · intentionally · gravely