slowest

Pronunciation: US [sloʊ] UK [sləʊ]

adj.Slow slow; sluggish; time-consuming
adv.Slow; slowly
v.Slow
WebSlowest; slowest; the light

Synonyms

Antonyms

crawling creeping dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging laggard lagging languid leisurely poking poky pokey sluggish snaillike snail-paced tardy unhurried

Definitions in English

adj.	1. a slow movement or action does not happen fast; used for describing something that is moving or that moves in this way 2. taking a long time; used for saying that someone or something is not fast enough 3. not intelligent, so that you need a lot of time to understand simple things 4. not busy, exciting, or full of activity 5. music that is slow is played without much speed or energy 6. a slow road or part of a road is one where you cannot travel fast 7. a watch or clock that is slow shows a time that is earlier than the correct time 8. slow film for a camera is not very sensitive to light, so that it takes more time to take a photograph 9. a slow oven is operating at a very low temperature
adv.	1. at a slow speed
v.	1. if you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the level or amount of it 2. if you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the speed at which it happens; if you slow someone or something, or if they slow, you reduce the speed at which they move

Other Forms

comp.slower

superl.slowest

3sg.slows

Example Sentences

I must be slow, for only then did I realize that Stahr was..Smith.
Source: Scott Fitzgerald
My breathing slowed and I grew calmer.
Source: J. M. Coetzee
Traffic..slowed to a honking..crawl.
Source: J. Updike

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