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slow

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1. slow - Noun

2. slow - Adjective

3. slow - Verb

4. slow - Adverb

6. slow - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.

Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.

Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.

Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.

Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.

Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.

Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.

Slowly.

To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.

To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.

A moth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back. Abraham Lincoln

If God is slow in answering your request, or if you ask but do not promptly receive anything, do not be upset, for you are not wiser than God. Isaac the Syrian

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. Aristotle

To a quick question, give a slow answer. Italian Proverb

The slow horse reaches the mill. Irish Proverb

Slow water washes away the bank. Hungarian Proverb

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