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S0479200 (slō)adj. slow·er, slow·est 1. a. Not moving or able to move quickly; proceeding at a low speed: a slow train; slow walkers.b. Marked by a retarded tempo: a slow waltz.2. a. Taking or requiring a long time: the slow job of making bread.b. Taking more time than is usual: a slow worker; slow progress in the peace negotiations.3. Allowing movement or action only at a low speed: a slow track; a slow infield.4. Registering a time or rate behind or below the correct one: a slow clock.5. Lacking in promptness or willingness; not precipitate: They were slow to accept our invitation.6. Characterized by a low volume of sales or transactions: Business was slow today.7. Lacking liveliness or interest; boring: a slow party.8. Not having or exhibiting intellectual or mental quickness: a slow learner.9. Only moderately warm; low: a slow oven.adv. slower, slowest 1. So as to fall behind the correct time or rate: The watch runs slow.2. At a low speed: Go slow!v. slowed, slow·ing, slows v.tr.1. To make slow or slower.2. To delay; retard.v.intr. To become slow or slower.

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[Middle English, from Old English slāw, obtuse, sluggish, dim-witted; akin to Dutch slee, blunt, dull, and Old Norse sljór, blunt, dim-witted.]

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slow′ly adv.slow′ness n.Synonyms: slow, dilatory, leisurely, laggard
These adjectives mean taking more time than is usual or necessary. Slow is the least specific: a slow bus; a slow heartbeat; slow to anger. Dilatory implies lack of promptness caused by delay, procrastination, or indifference: paid a late fee because I was dilatory in paying the bill. Leisurely suggests a relaxed lack of haste: went for a leisurely walk by the river. Laggard implies hanging back or falling behind: "the horses' laggard pace" (Rudyard Kipling).

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slowing - a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"deceleration, retardationalteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"