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   slow

   /sləʊ/

   adjective

   • 1. moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast: "until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy" Similar unhurriedleisurelymeasuredmoderatedeliberatesteadysedateslow-movingslow-goingeasyrelaxedunrushedgentleundemandingcomfortableponderousploddinglaboureddawdlingloiteringlagginglaggardsluggishsluggardlysnail-liketortoise-likeleaden-footedleadencreepinglaggyinformal:lollygaggingOpposite fastrapidbrisk
   • ▪ taking a long time to perform a specified action: "she was rather a slow reader"
   • ▪ lasting or taking a long time: "a slow process" Similar long-drawn-outtime-consuminglengthylong-lastingprotractedprolongedinterminablegradualprogressiveOpposite briefshort
   • ▪ not allowing or intended for fast travel: "the slow lane"
   • ▪ (of a sports field or ground) likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast: "on a slow surface both sets of bowlers bowled straight"
   • 2. (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time: "the clock was five minutes slow"
   • 3. not prompt to understand, think, or learn: "he's so slow, so unimaginative" Similar obtusestupidunperceptiveimperceptiveblinduncomprehendingunimaginativeinsensitivebovinestolidslow-witteddull-wittedunintelligentdoltishwitlessblockishinformal:densedimdim-wittedthickslow on the uptakedumbdopeynot with itboneheadedblockheadedlamebrainedwooden-headedmuttonheadeddozyglaikitdumb-asschowderheadeddofOpposite astutebrightperceptive
   • 4. uneventful and rather dull: "a slow and mostly aimless narrative" Similar dullboringuninterestingunexcitinguneventfultedioustiresomewearisomedryas dry as dustmonotonousploddingtamedrearylacklustreinformal:ho-humquietsleepyunprogressivebehind the timesbackwardbackwoodsbackwaterinformal:deadone-horsedead-and-alivedullsvilleOpposite grippingexcitingaction-packed
   • ▪ (of business) with little activity; slack: "sales were slow" Similar sluggishslackquietslow-movingnot busyinactiveflatdepressedstagnantdeadunproductiveOpposite busyhectic
   • 5. (of a film) needing long exposure.
   • ▪ (of a lens) having a small aperture.
   • 6. (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently: "bake the dish in a preheated slow oven"

   adverb

   • 1. at a slow pace; slowly: "the train went slower and slower"

   verb

   • 1. reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process: "the train slowed to a halt" Similar reduce speedgo slowerdeceleratelessen one's speedbrakeput the brakes onslack offOpposite acceleratespeed up
   • ▪ live or work less actively or intensely: "I wasn't feeling well and had to slow down" Similar take it easyrelaxease up/offtake a breaktake some time offslack offinformal:let upchill outhang loosekick backOpposite work harder

   Word Origin Old Englishslāw ‘slow-witted, sluggish’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slowish adjective

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