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English to English adjective
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not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time |  | Example: a slow walker
the slow lane of traffic
her steps were slow
he was slow in reacting to the news
slow but steady growth
source: wordnet30
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at a slow tempo | | Example: the band played a slow waltz
source: wordnet30
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(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time | | Example: the clock is slow
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | | Example: 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
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
worked with the slow students
source: wordnet30
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | | Example: 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
tedious days on the train
the tiresome chirping of a cricket
other people's dreams are dreadfully wear
source: wordnet30
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(of business) not active or brisk | | Example: business is dull (or slow)
a sluggish market
source: wordnet30 adverb
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without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') | | Example: he spoke slowly
go easy here--the road is slippery
glaciers move tardily
please go slow so I can see the sights
source: wordnet30
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of timepieces | | Example: the clock is almost an hour slow
my watch is running behind
source: wordnet30
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Slowly. | | source: webster1913 imperative
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Slew. | | source: webster1913 noun
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A moth. | | source: webster1913 verb
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lose velocity; move more slowly | | Example: The car decelerated
source: wordnet30
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become slow or slower | | Example: Production slowed
source: wordnet30
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cause to proceed more slowly | | Example: The illness slowed him down
source: wordnet30
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To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer. | | source: webster1913
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To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge. | | source: webster1913
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