slow-movingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsləʊˈmuːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsloʊˈmuvɪŋ/

Forms: see slow adv. and moving adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adv., moving adj.

Etymology: < slow adv. + moving adj.

1. That moves or goes slowly; travelling at a slow speed.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly

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slow-movingc1450

slow-bellied1554

lazya1568

slow-footed1587

slow-paced1594

leaden-footed1596

snaily1596

snail-paced1597

dragglinga1599

leaden-heeled1598

ambling1600

slow-foot1607

sluggisha1616

slow-pacing1616

tortoise-paced1623

slow-going1634

leaden-stepping1645

tardigradous1652

tardigrade1656

snail-crawleda1658

dawdling1773

loitering1791–2

slow-stepping1793

creepy1794

lugging1816

tortoise-footed1818

crawling1820

creepy-crawly1858

slowing1877

lead-foot1896

soodling1951

c1450 J. Metham Physiognomy in Wks. (1916) 126 Thei that haue slowe meuyng eyn in maner slepy, tho personys be off harde wyttys, slow in the begynnyng, and in the laste endyng hard.

1660 T. Salusbury tr. D. Bartoli Learned Man defended & Reform'd ii. 291 The slow-moving Oxe makes his steps with patience, and leasurely formeth his tracks one by one.

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 697 The statesman of the day, A pompous and slow-moving pageant, comes.

1856 W. E. Aytoun Bothwell ii. xxvii. 75 Overhead a meteor came, Slow-moving, tinging..The murky clouds.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 308 Large droves of patient, slow-moving cattle arrived.

1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders (1986) vii. 239 There was fog over the city. The lamps were lit in the Court and gleamed against slow-moving whorls of vapour.

2013 What Car? Nov. 74/2 Volvo's City Safety system, which is designed to stop you hitting the car in front if you're in slow-moving traffic.

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

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective]

lateeOE

slackc1000

slowc1225

heavya1400

lent14..

slowfulc1400

sloth1412

latesomea1425

sluggedc1430

sluggingc1430

tardy1483

lingeringa1547

tarde1547

sleuth1567

snailish1581

slow-moving1592

lagging1597

snail-paced1597

snail-slow1600

slow-pacing1616

snail-like1639

sluggish1640

ignave1657

languishing1693

slow-stepping1793

lentitudinous1801

somnolent1812

slow-coachish1844

tardigradous1866

vermigrade1938

slow-cooking1968

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. Fij A new kind of quicke fight, which your..slow-moving capacitie cannot fadge with.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 37 The slow-moving Reformation we labour under.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 9 The large-spaced, slow-moving life of homesteads and far-away cottages.

1899 J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris II. 237 At last the slow-moving arm of authority came down upon it.

1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Apr. 426/2 The notoriously slow-moving world of the Roman Empire.

2013 Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 32/1 I'd persisted through the four, at times glacially slow-moving, episodes that built inexorably up to its baroque denouement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	slow-moving
释义	slow-movingadj. Brit. /ˌsləʊˈmuːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsloʊˈmuvɪŋ/ Forms: see slow adv. and moving adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adv., moving adj. Etymology: < slow adv. + moving adj. 1. That moves or goes slowly; travelling at a slow speed. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly slowa1398 slow-movingc1450 slow-bellied1554 lazya1568 slow-footed1587 slow-paced1594 leaden-footed1596 snaily1596 snail-paced1597 dragglinga1599 leaden-heeled1598 ambling1600 slow-foot1607 sluggisha1616 slow-pacing1616 tortoise-paced1623 slow-going1634 leaden-stepping1645 tardigradous1652 tardigrade1656 snail-crawleda1658 dawdling1773 loitering1791–2 slow-stepping1793 creepy1794 lugging1816 tortoise-footed1818 crawling1820 creepy-crawly1858 slowing1877 lead-foot1896 soodling1951 c1450 J. Metham Physiognomy in Wks. (1916) 126 Thei that haue slowe meuyng eyn in maner slepy, tho personys be off harde wyttys, slow in the begynnyng, and in the laste endyng hard. 1660 T. Salusbury tr. D. Bartoli Learned Man defended & Reform'd ii. 291 The slow-moving Oxe makes his steps with patience, and leasurely formeth his tracks one by one. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 697 The statesman of the day, A pompous and slow-moving pageant, comes. 1856 W. E. Aytoun Bothwell ii. xxvii. 75 Overhead a meteor came, Slow-moving, tinging..The murky clouds. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 308 Large droves of patient, slow-moving cattle arrived. 1935 G. Blake Shipbuilders (1986) vii. 239 There was fog over the city. The lamps were lit in the Court and gleamed against slow-moving whorls of vapour. 2013 What Car? Nov. 74/2 Volvo's City Safety system, which is designed to stop you hitting the car in front if you're in slow-moving traffic. 2. Without reference to physical movement: making slow progress; acting slowly or over a long period of time; slow-paced. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] lateeOE slackc1000 slowc1225 heavya1400 lent14.. slowfulc1400 sloth1412 latesomea1425 sluggedc1430 sluggingc1430 tardy1483 lingeringa1547 tarde1547 sleuth1567 snailish1581 slow-moving1592 lagging1597 snail-paced1597 snail-slow1600 slow-pacing1616 snail-like1639 sluggish1640 ignave1657 languishing1693 slow-stepping1793 lentitudinous1801 somnolent1812 slow-coachish1844 tardigradous1866 vermigrade1938 slow-cooking1968 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. Fij A new kind of quicke fight, which your..slow-moving capacitie cannot fadge with. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 37 The slow-moving Reformation we labour under. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. Introd. 9 The large-spaced, slow-moving life of homesteads and far-away cottages. 1899 J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris II. 237 At last the slow-moving arm of authority came down upon it. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Apr. 426/2 The notoriously slow-moving world of the Roman Empire. 2013 Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 32/1 I'd persisted through the four, at times glacially slow-moving, episodes that built inexorably up to its baroque denouement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1450
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