slow

Definitions

1. 1

   imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

2. 2superlative

   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.

3. 3superlative

   Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.

4. 4superlative

   Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.

5. 5superlative

   Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.

6. 6superlative

   Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.

7. 7superlative

   Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.

8. 8superlative

   Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.

9. 9adverb

   Slowly.

10. 10transitive verb

    To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.

12. 12noun

    A moth.

13. 13verb

    lose velocity; move more slowly

    "The car decelerated"

    Synonyms

    decelerateretard
14. 14verb

    become slow or slower

    "Production slowed"

    Synonyms

    slackslacken
15. 15verb

    cause to proceed more slowly

    "The illness slowed him down"

16. 16adjective

    (of business) not active or brisk

    "business is dull (or slow)"

    "a sluggish market"

    Synonyms

    dullsluggish
17. 17adjective

    slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity- Thackeray

    "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"

    "never met anyone quite so dim"

    Synonyms

    densedimdulldumbobtuse
18. 18adjective

    not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

    "a slow walker"

    "the slow lane of traffic"

19. 19adjective

    at a slow tempo

    "the band played a slow waltz"

20. 20adjective

    (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

    "the clock is slow"

21. 21adjective

    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness- Edmund Burke- Mark Twain

    "a boring evening with uninteresting people"

    "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"

    Synonyms

    boringdeadeningdullirksometedioustiresomewearisome
22. 22adverb

    without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

    "he spoke slowly"

    "go easy here--the road is slippery"

    Synonyms

    easyslowlytardily
23. 23adverb

    of timepieces

    "the clock is almost an hour slow"

    "my watch is running behind"

    Synonyms

    behind