1. in a slow, steady, and persistent manner; methodically but without enthusiasm

Examples

• She worked ploddingly through the stack of paperwork.
• The old horse moved ploddingly up the hill.
• He ploddingly completed each assignment without complaint.
• The students ploddingly copied notes from the blackboard.
• The construction crew ploddingly laid brick after brick.
• She ploddingly practiced piano scales every morning.