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PONDEROUSLY
Definition of PONDEROUSLY
adverb
In a ponderous manner; very slowly.
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Other senses
PONDEROUSLY carries 4 further meanings.
In a ponderous manner; with great weight.
adverb
In a ponderous manner.
adverb
in a heavy ponderous manner
adverb
in an uninterestingly ponderous manner
Where it comes from
From ponderous + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PONDEROUS · 1 relative in the game
PONDEROUSLY in a sentence
““Well,” Skizzicks began slowly as his brain ponderously engaged, “My gram always said, ‘Good things come to those who wait.’””
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PONDEROUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 155 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PONDEROUSLY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DELNOOPRSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PONDERO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
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OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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