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IPA transcription: [s'loʊɚ]
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Adjective
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not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
“a slow walker”
“the slow lane of traffic”
“her steps were slow”
“he was slow in reacting to the news”
“slow but steady growth”
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at a slow tempo
“the band played a slow waltz”
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(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
“the clock is slow”
Adjective
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
“never met anyone quite so dim”
“although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick”
“dumb officials make some really dumb decisions”
“he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse”
“worked with the slow students”
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so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
“a boring evening with uninteresting people”
“the deadening effect of some routine tasks”
“a dull play”
“his competent but dull performance”
“a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention”
“what an irksome task the writing of long letters is”
“tedious days on the train”
“the tiresome chirping of a cricket”
“other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome”
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(of business) not active or brisk
“business is dull (or slow)”
“a sluggish market”
Adverb
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more slowly
Usage examples
- This was often criticized as being slower than the bayonet mounts of competing cameras.
- Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
- Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
- The left-turbo function is removed, and the speed is significantly slower.
- Also, the slower the ball, it tends to deviate more.
- Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
- They are alternating bands of faster and slower rotation.
- Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
- Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
- Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.