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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- slow :lose velocity; move more slowly
- slow :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
- slow :without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
- he spoke slowly|go easy here--the road is slippery|glaciers move tardily|please go slow so I can see the sights
- slow :become slow or slower
- slow :at a slow tempo
- the band played a slow waltz
- slow :of timepieces
- the clock is almost an hour slow|my watch is running behind
- slow :cause to proceed more slowly
- The illness slowed him down
- slow :slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- 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