Slow, sluggish; reluctant; tedious. Also: †lax, negligent (obsolete). Frequently with to or infinitive; also with genitive or of. Now rare (Englis…

Of pace: Slow; not smart or hurried.

Of a process or activity: taking or requiring a comparatively long time; very gradual.

Acting or moving slowly, clumsily, or with difficulty; wanting in briskness or alacrity; slow, sluggish; unwieldy. of material objects.

Slow, sluggish; said esp. of a fever, a fire. Obsolete.

Slow, sluggish; slothful, lazy. In early use also: not prompt to do something; reluctant to do something. In later use chiefly U.S. regional (chiefly…

Slothful, slow.

Late; backward; slow, sluggish.

Sluggish.

Slothful, sluggish.

Slow: in various senses. Slow in motion, action, or occurrence; making little progress in a comparatively long time; of slow nature, sluggish.

That lingers, delays, loiters, moves slowly, etc.; remaining behind, slow to depart or disappear.

Slow: = tardy, adj. 1a.

Slothful, slow.

Somewhat resembling (that of) the snail; slothful, slow, sluggish.

Without reference to physical movement: making slow progress; acting slowly or over a long period of time; slow-paced.

That lags; behindhand, lingering, loitering, tardy.

Slow, sluggish, or tardy in pace, progress, or motion; slothful, slow-moving. Also figurative.

That is as slow as a snail; very sluggish or tardy in motion, progress, etc. Hence as adv.

that moves, operates, or progresses slowly or gradually; sluggish.

Characterized by slowness of progress, etc.; slow, tardy.

Of things: Not readily stirring or moving; slow to stir, act, or make progress in any way.

Slow, sluggish.

Suffering from or exhibiting weariness or ennui; (of movement) slow or languid. Also: uninteresting. Now somewhat rare.

that has or is characterized by a slow pace or gait; sedate; ponderous.

Slow, sluggish.

Marked by sleepiness or slowness.

suggestive of or resembling a slowcoach.

= tardigrade, adj.

Proceeding in a worm-like manner. (In context figurative.)

figurative. That develops gradually; that takes place over a long period of time.