Definition of "slow"
- adjective
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.
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.
Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
That takes a long time to transfer data.
Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
Not busy; lacking activity.
- verb
To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
- noun
Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
A slow song.
- adverb
Slowly.
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