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[ sneyl-peyst ] / ˈsneɪlˌpeɪst /
adjectiveslow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish. Origin of snail-pacedFirst recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby snail-pacedsnail fever, snailfish, snailflower, snail kite, snail mail, snail-paced, snail's pace, snake, snakebird, snakebit, snakebite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snail-pacedThe going was rough, and carrying the girl reduced his advance to a snail-paced crawl. The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton That was extreme; but, even so, better than a snail-paced dinner! In the meantime a snail-paced messenger boy was climbing the Putnam steps with the telegram in his hand. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)|Various We sailed at last; and so ended a snail-paced march across the continent, which had lasted forty days. Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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