slow

English

/sləʊ/, /sloʊ/

adj
Definitions
  • 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 tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
  • (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
  • Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
  • (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English slow inherited from Old English slāw (inert, slothful, sluggish, slow, torpid, late, tardy) inherited from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (blunt, weak, slack, dull, faint) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (limp, slack, flabby, loose).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)lew-

Gloss

limp, slack, flabby, loose

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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