Slow
[sləʊ] or [sloʊ]
Definition
(verb.) become slow or slower; 'Production slowed'.
(verb.) cause to proceed more slowly; 'The illness slowed him down'.
(adj.) not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; 'a slow walker'; 'the slow lane of traffic'; 'her steps were slow'; 'he was slow in reacting to the news'; 'slow but steady growth' .
(adj.) at a slow tempo; 'the band played a slow waltz' .
(adj.) (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; 'the clock is slow' .
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Definition
(-) imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
(superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.
(superl.) Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
(superl.) Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
(superl.) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
(superl.) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
(superl.) Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
(superl.) Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
(adv.) Slowly.
(v. t.) To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.
(v. i.) To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.
(n.) A moth.
Editor: Tracy
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Moderate, deliberate, not swift, not rapid, not speedy.[2]. Tardy, dilatory, late, inactive, sluggish.[3]. Dull, stupid, heavy, not alert, not prompt, not ready.
Typist: Nora
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sluggish, inactive, Inert, lazy, unready, tardy, late, gradual, tedious, dull,dilatory, lingering, slack
ANT:Active, quick, fast, rapid, alert, ready, prompt, early, sudden, Immediate
Edited by Lester
Definition
adj. not swift: late: behind in time: not hasty: not ready: not progressive.—v.t. to delay retard slacken the speed of.—v.i. to slacken in speed.—n. Slow′back a lazy lubber.—p.adj. Slow′-gait′ed (Shak.) accustomed to walk slowly.—ns. Slow′-hound sleuth-hound; Slow′ing a lessening of speed.—adv. Slow′ly.—ns. Slow′-match generally rope steeped in a solution of saltpetre and lime-water used for firing guns before the introduction of friction tubes and sometimes for firing military mines now superseded by Bickford's fuse a train of gunpowder enclosed in two coatings of jute thread waterproofed; Slow′ness.—adj. Slow′-sight′ed slow to discern; Slow′-winged flying slowly.—n. Slow′-worm a scincoid lizard same as Blind-worm—by popular etymology 'slow-worm ' but according to Skeat really 'slay-worm ' A.S. sl?wyrm.
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Examples
- Why, the breeches-maker, said Bob Manners, speaking very slow. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Without it the engine would have been too clumsy and slow for practical use, but with it the greatest possibilities of use appeared. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Then in a slow but effectual way he began to assert himself. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It kept up a slow fire of indignation and a trembling trouble of grief, which harassed and crushed me altogether. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Yes,' he said, with a slow nod or two. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Therefore, the utter extinction of a group is generally, as we have seen, a slower process than its production. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Natural selection is a slower process with man than with any other creature. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His march was therefore slower than that of the enemy, who was moving towards his supplies. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She was not physically strong, and after a little time said, Slower! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Before we get to our destination we find the wheels themselves beginning to thump and jolt, and the passage becomes more difficult, more uncomfortable, and so much slower. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- For a third time the engine slowed down, a nd, before it recovered, the aeroplane had touched the water. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I dropped off the train in Milan as it slowed to come into the station early in the morning before it was light. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He slowed also. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was heavy and hard to run in and when he had run a little way, he slowed and walked. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I slowed down my machine, but he slowed down his. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Scarcely had the door of the car closed behind us than we were slowing up to stop at the landing above, so rapid was our ascent of the long shaft. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- After moving about three hundred and fifty feet in a straight course it wheeled a quarter-circle to the right, at the same time descending slightly, the en gine slowing down. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Then we turned our faces once more toward the north and took our flight again at the highest speed of our slowest beast. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- And when I wrote slowest and smeared but with my finger most, father was best pleased, as he stood looking over me. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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