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(sl), obs. imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew. Chaucer. Slow (sl), a.[Compar.Slower (); superl.Slowest.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. slw; akin to OS. slu blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. slo blunt, dull, Icel. slr, slr, Dan. slv, Sw. sl. Cf. Sloe, and Sloth.] 1. 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. 2. Not happening in a short time; gradual; late. These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast. Milton. 3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue. Fixed on defense, the Trojans are not slow To guard their shore from an expected foe. Dryden. 4. Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive. He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding. Prov. xiv. 29. 5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow. 6. Not advancing or improving Slow adv.Slowly. Let him have time to mark how slow time goes In time of sorrow. Shak. Slow v. t.[imp. & p. p.Slowed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Slowing.] To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer. Shak. Slow v. i.To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge. Slow n.A moth. [Obs.] Rom. of R. スポンサード リンク
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