slow Definition

slow
adj

1. Having little speed or pace; not moving fast or swiftly.

Thesaurus: laggard, sluggish, slack, listless, hesitant, gradual, moderate, deliberate, idle, torpid, apathetic, lackadaisical; Antonym: fast, rapid, active.
2. Taking a long time, or longer than usual or expected.
3. Said of a watch or clock: showing a time earlier than the correct time.
4. Said of a mind: unable to quickly and easily understand or appreciate.

Thesaurus: dull, stupid, simple, obtuse, retarded; Antonym: clever.
5. Said of wit or intellect: dull; unexciting or uninteresting.
6. Progressing at a tediously gentle pace.

Example: a slow afternoon
7. Boring or dull; tedious.

Example: a slow film
Thesaurus: tedious, boring, endless, dull; Antonym: interesting.
8. Not allowing fast progress or movement.

Example: Traffic was slow
9. Needing much provocation in order to do something.

Example: He's slow to get angry
10. Said of a road lane, especially on a motorway: for the use of slower traffic.
11. Said of business: slack.
12. Said of photographic film: needing a relatively long exposure time.
13. Said of a cooker, etc: heating gently; cooking slowly.

adverb

1. In a slow manner.

verb

tr & intr
slowed, slowing
1. To reduce or make something reduce speed, pace or rate of progress.

Thesaurus: slacken, lag, relax, brake, decelerate, wind down, delay, postpone, retard, hinder, impede, hold back, curtail, check, curb, detain; Antonym: accelerate.
Form: slow down (also)
Form: slow up

Derivative: slowly
adverb

At a slow speed or pace
Thesaurus: leisurely, languidly, haltingly, ponderously.

Derivative: slowness
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon slaw.