snailishadj.
/ˈsneɪlɪʃ/ Somewhat resembling (that of) the snail; slothful, slow, sluggish.
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
the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] > sluggish or heavy
slowOE
sluggy?c1225
dull1393
slowfulc1400
sluggedc1430
sluggingc1430
slugc1440
sluggishc1450
lithera1500
peakish1519
lumpish1528
sopit1528
loiterous1566
slugring1566
drowsy1570
slow-bellied1576
snailish1581
blate1597
druggly1611
jacent1611
clammy1622
loggish1642
ignave1657
sliving1661
druggle-headed1694
slow-coachish1844
loggy1847
logy1859
tardigradous1866
tardigrade1883
the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective]
unwinged1613
tortoise-like1645
testudineousa1652
pottering1821
soodly1821
snailish1889
glacial1922
1581 T. Nuce tr. Octavia (new ed.) i. iii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 163v And snaylish age in going soft Unto her thews is not ybounde.
1623 J. Wodroephe Spared Houres Souldier 245/2 O, what snailish heart hast thou! cœur de limaçon.
1889 C. Edwardes Sardinia 130 The snailish movements of the dance.
Derivatives
ˈsnailishly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adverb]
slowlyc1384
slowa1398
tortoise-like1645
lently1655
snail-like1825
loiteringly1836
dreichly1844
oozily1871
leadenly1879
snailishly1889
glacially1975
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [adverb]
lateeOE
latelyOE
heavilyc1000
hoolya1340
slowlyc1384
slowa1398
sluggedlyc1450
tarryingly1530
loiteringly1547
sluggishly1565
languishingly1579
limpingly1579
lingeringly1589
tarde1598
unnimbly1607
longsomelyc1610
tardilya1616
languidly1655
heavy1701
slack1854
snailishly1889
tharfly1894
pole pole1902
weedy-slow1921
1889 Punch 1 June 257/2 Your progress may also be snailishly slow.
ˈsnailishness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [noun]
slacknessc1000
latenessOE
sleutha1387
slowfulness1483
lenta1500
snailishness1905
the world > action or operation > manner of action > slowness of action or operation > [noun]
slacknessc1000
hoolinessa1340
latesomeness1357
slothc1380
lateshipc1390
slownessa1398
lateliness?c1400
sluggednessc1425
slugginessc1450
sluggishnessc1450
tardityc1450
lenta1500
ignavy1543
retardance1550
lingering1570
tardiness1608
lentitude1623
languidness1634
tediousness1691
lentora1763
slow-coaching1837
snailishness1905
1905 Beerbohm in Sat. Rev. 24 June 835/1 Usually, this pace in elocution does not madden me. But..I am moved to cry out against this idiotic tradition of snailishness.
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adj.1581