Ponderous
Ponderous adjective - Having great weight.
Usage example: those ponderous pachyderms more commonly known as elephants
Weightless
Weightless adjective - Having little weight.
Usage example: the kitten seemed nearly weightless when I picked her up
Ponderous is an antonym for weightless.
Both words in one sentence
- It's common for it to be written about as if it were a weightless, flimsy weapon like a modern fencing epee, or else a ponderous and bulky predecessor to the lighter and quicker weapons classical fencing.
Source: Analysis / Royal Rapier
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