slow

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NGSL Rank: 1115
slow
sləʊ Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.
    E.g. until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy
  • (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time.
    E.g. the clock was five minutes slow
  • not prompt to understand, think, or learn.
    E.g. he's so slow, so unimaginative
  • uneventful and rather dull.
    E.g. a slow and mostly aimless narrative
  • (of a film) needing long exposure.
  • (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently.
    E.g. bake the dish in a preheated slow oven
adverb
  • at a slow pace; slowly.
    E.g. the train went slower and slower
verb
  • reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.
    E.g. the train slowed to a halt

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