slowed-downadj.
/ˌsləʊ(d)ˈdaʊn/, U.S. /ˌsloʊ(d)ˈdaʊn/ 1.
a. That has been caused to move, operate, or progress at a reduced speed or rate.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > [adjective] > decreased in speed
slacked1628
retarded1656
slowed-down1890
slowed-up1893
the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > slower
latterOE
slowed-down1890
slowed-up1893
1890 Photogr. News 17 June 506/2 Many valuable negatives can be obtained with a slowed-down shutter.
1941 Sci. News Let. 8 Feb. 94/1 The United States must prepare to deal with increasing numbers of older people and a slowed down birth rate.
1957 A. White tr. Colette Claudine at School (1965) 184 The carriages approached at a slowed-down trot.
2012 BusinessWorld (Nexis) 24 Aug. s3/7 While most of the tracks are upbeat, ‘Warzone’ stands out for its..slowed-down tempo.
b. Of a film, audio recording, etc.: that is played back at a slower speed than that of the shooting, recording, etc.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > special techniques > [adjective]
slowed-down1919
slowed-up1920
speeded-up1931
multiplane1948
widescreen1949
BW1960
Imax1969
slo-mo1969
Omnimax1973
colorized2005
1919 San Antonio (Texas) Evening News 1 Jan. (Home ed.) 13/4 A private exhibition of slowed-down motion pictures of baseball players in action was given in a movie exchange in New York City.
2009 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 7 July Slowed down footage appears to show a shadowy image move across a deserted corridor, before vanishing into thin air.
2. Characterized by reduced activity; lacking vigour, vitality, or liveliness; leisurely, relaxed.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > lacking vigour or energy
nesheOE
lustlessc1325
dowfa1522
unlikely1578
thowless1721
sapless1864
anergic1874
entropic1893
thewless1895
slowed-down1905
slowed-up1912
greyed-out1946
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adjective] > unhurried
toomsomea1400
leisurefulc1449
amblinga1470
hooly1513
leisurablea1540
unhasty1590
leisurely1604
slow-paced1610
unprecipitated1698
leisure1708
unhurrieda1774
jog-trot1826
parliamentary1835
hasteless1838
time-taking1839
unhasting1839
slowed-down1905
1905 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 431 It [sc. a species of sea snail] alternates between a period of slowed-down life, the result of anhydrobiosis, and active life.
1916 Proc. Amer. Medico-Psychol. Assoc. 72nd Ann. Meeting 316 Some of these cases seemed to represent the ‘slowed-down or simple deteriorated’ type spoken of by some writers.
1975 Newsweek 11 Aug. 22/1 Hardly a year ago..[he] was..a slowed-down case—a man who had run out his string in Congress and had accepted the Vice Presidency as a graceful way into retirement.
2012 Eureka (Calif.) Times Standard (Nexis) 19 June My husband and I are really looking forward to a more simple, slowed down lifestyle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1890