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slow Definition
(a)
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
"
(a)
at
a
slow
tempo
; "
the
band
played
a
slow
waltz
"
(a) (
used
of
timepieces
)
indicating
a
time
earlier
than
the
correct
time
; "
the
clock
is
slow
"
(r)
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
"
(r)
of
timepieces
; "
the
clock
is
almost
an
hour
slow
"; "
my
watch
is
running
behind
"
(s)
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
mak
(s)
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
";
(s) (
of
business
)
not
active
or
brisk
; "
business
is
dull
(
or
slow
)"; "
a
sluggish
market
"
(v)
lose
velocity
;
move
more
slowly
; "
The
car
decelerated
"
(v)
become
slow
or
slower
; "
Production
slowed
"
(v)
cause
to
proceed
more
slowly
; "
The
illness
slowed
him
down
"
slow Synonyms
behind
boring
deadening
decelerate
dense
dim
dull
dumb
easy
ho-hum
irksome
obtuse
retard
slack
slacken
slow
slow down
slow up
slowly
sluggish
tardily
tedious
tiresome
wearisome
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