Canadian English Meaning of slow
slow
Other Canadian English words related to slow
- leisurely
- Crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- slow to act
- dragging
- laggard
- lagging
- languid
- slow
- poking
- slow
- slowing
- Sluggish
- late
- unhurried
- dillydallying
- Snaillike
- ambling
- dawdling
- deliberate
- lead-footed
- inactive
- inert
- lethargic
- lingering
- slacking off
- Loafing, hanging around
- measured
- plodding
- shuffling
- decelerating
- slow as a snail
- Breathless
- brisk
- dizzy
- fast
- Hasty
- lightning
- meteoric
- quick
- fast
- running
- rushing
- speeding
- fast
- fast
- accelerated
- barreling
- breakneck
- speedy
- fleet
- flying
- hurrying
- prompt
- quickened
- racing
- Ready
- rocketing
- rushed
- scudding
- Snappy
- swirling
- whirlwind
- warp speed
- careening
- hastened
- hurried
- scurrying
- whisking
- scooting
- zip
Nearest Words of slow
Definitions and Meaning of slow in English
slow (v)
lose velocity; move more slowly
become slow or slower
cause to proceed more slowly
slow (a)
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
at a slow tempo
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
slow (s)
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
(of business) not active or brisk
slow (r)
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
of timepieces
slow ()
imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
slow (superl.)
Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.
Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
slow (adv.)
Slowly.
slow (v. t.)
To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.
slow (v. i.)
To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.
slow (n.)
A moth.
FAQs About the word slow
slow
lose velocity; move more slowly, become slow or slower, cause to proceed more slowly, not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time, at a slow tempo, slo
leisurely,Crawling,creeping,dawdling,slow to act,dragging,laggard,lagging,languid,slow
Breathless,brisk,dizzy,fast,Hasty,lightning,meteoric,quick,fast,running
slovenry => untidiness, slovenness => sloppiness, slovenly woman => Slobby woman, slovenly person => slob, slovenly => slob,
