IELTS Anvil

plodding

CEFR: C2
Moving, walking, or progressing in a slow, heavy, monotonous, and unexciting or unimaginative manner.

Synonyms

  • lumbering
  • pedestrian
  • laborious

Example Sentence

Early electric prototypes were criticized for their plodding acceleration and heavy lead-acid battery packs.

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