slow
• adjective 1 moving or capable of moving only at a low speed. 2 lasting or taking a long time. 3 (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time. 4 not prompt to understand, think, or learn. 5 uneventful; showing little activity. 6 Photography (of a film) needing long exposure. 7 (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently. • verb (often slow down/up) 1 reduce one’s speed or the speed of a vehicle or process. 2 live or work less actively or intensely. — PHRASES slow but sure not quick but achieving the required result eventually. — DERIVATIVES slowly noun slowness noun. — ORIGIN Old English.
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