slow
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
noun
1. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
2. A slow song.
verb
1. To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
2. To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
3. To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
Synonyms
adjective
1. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
"a slow train; a slow computer"
2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
3. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
4. Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
5. (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
"That clock is slow."
6. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
7. (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
"I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon."
Synonyms
adverb
1. Slowly.
"That clock is running slow."
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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