February 12th - Word of the Day - Slow
slow
[sloh]
adjective, -er, -est, adverb, -er, -est, verb
adjective
1. moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
2.
characterized by lack of speed:
a slow pace.
3.
taking or requiring a comparatively long time for completion:
a slow meal; a slow trip.
4.
requiring or taking a long time for growing, changing, or occurring; gradual:
a plant of slow growth.
6.
dull of perception or understanding; mentally dull:
a slow child.
7.
not prompt, readily disposed, or in haste (usually followed by
to
or an infinitive):
slow to anger; slow to take offense.
8.
burning or heating with little speed or intensity, as a fire or an oven.
9.
slack; not busy:
The market was slow today.
10.
having some quality that retards speed or causes
movement,
progress, work, etc., to be accomplished at less than the usual or expected rate of speed:
a slow, careful worker; a slow road.
11.
running at less than the proper rate of speed or registering less than the proper time, as a clock.
12.
passing heavily or dragging, as time:
It’s been a slow afternoon.
13.
not progressive; behind the times:
a
slow town.
14.
dull, humdrum, uninteresting, or tedious:
What a slow party!
15.
Photography .
requiring long exposure, as by having a small lens diameter or low film sensitivity:
a slow lens or film.
16.
(of the surface of a
race track) sticky from a fairly recent rain and in the process of drying out.
adverb
17. in a slow manner; slowly: Drive slow.
17. in a slow manner; slowly: Drive slow.
verb (used with object)
18. to make slow or slower (often followed by up or down ).
18. to make slow or slower (often followed by up or down ).
19.
to retard; reduce the advancement or progress of:
His illness slowed him at school.
verb (used without object)
20. to become slow or slower; slacken in speed (often followed by up or down ).
20. to become slow or slower; slacken in speed (often followed by up or down ).