Meaning of slow
Definition of slow
(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"
at a
slow
tempo; "the
band
played
a
slow
waltz"
slow
to
learn
or understand;
lacking
intellectual
acuity; "so dense he
never
understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone
quite
so dim"; "although
dull
at
classical
learning, at
mathematics
he was
uncommonly
quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials
make
some
really
dumb decisions"; "he was
either
normally
stupid
or
being
deliberately
obtuse"; "worked with the
slow
students"
(used of timepieces) indicating a
time
earlier
than the
correct
time; "the
clock
is slow"
so
lacking
in
interest
as to
cause
mental
weariness; "a
boring
evening
with
uninteresting
people"; "the
deadening
effect
of
some
routine
tasks"; "a
dull
play"; "his
competent
but
dull
performance"; "a ho-hum
speaker
who couldn't
capture
their attention"; "what an irksome
task
the
writing
of
long
letters
is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious
days
on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are
dreadfully
wearisome"
(of business) not
active
or brisk; "business is
dull
(or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
(adv)
without
speed
(`slow' is
sometimes
used
informally
for `slowly'); "he
spoke
slowly"; "go
easy
here--the
road
is slippery"; "glaciers
move
tardily"; "please go
slow
so I can see the sights"
of timepieces; "the
clock
is
almost
an
hour
slow"; "my
watch
is
running
behind"
(verb)
lose
velocity;
move
more
slowly; "The car decelerated"
become
slow
or slower; "Production slowed"
cause
to
proceed
more
slowly; "The
illness
slowed him down"
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