Slow
verbsloʊ
Adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
“worked with the slow students”
(of business) not active or brisk
“business is dull (or slow)”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
“a slow walker”
“the slow lane of traffic”
“her steps were slow”
See also:GradualUnhurriedat a slow tempo
“the band played a slow waltz”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Verb
cause to proceed more slowly
“The illness slowed him down”
become slow or slower
“Production slowed”
Type of:Weakenlose velocity; move more slowly
Type of:DiminishLessenDecrease
Adverb
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
“he spoke slowly”
“please go slow so I can see the sights”
of timepieces
“the clock is almost an hour slow”
Similar:Behind
Other
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
“the clock is slow”
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