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Lose velocity Move more slowly The car decelerated |
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Become slow or slower Production slowed |
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Cause to proceed more slowly The illness slowed him down |
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Not moving quickly Taking a comparatively long time A slow walker The slow lane of traffic Her steps were slow He was slow in reacting to the news Slow but steady growth |
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At a slow tempo The band played a slow waltz |
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Slow to learn or understand Lacking intellectual acuity So dense he never understands anything I say to him Never met anyone quite so dim Although dull at classical learning |
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At mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray Dumb officials make some really dumb decisions He was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse Worked with the slow students |
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(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time The clock is slow |
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So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness A boring evening with uninteresting people The deadening effect of some routine tasks A dull play His competent but dull performance A ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention What an irksome task the writing of long letters is- Edmund Burke Tedious days on the train The tiresome chirping of a cricket- Mark Twain Other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome |
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(of business) not active or brisk Business is dull (or slow) A sluggish market |
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Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') He spoke slowly Go easy here--the road is slippery Glaciers move tardily Please go slow so I can see the sights |
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Of timepieces The clock is almost an hour slow My watch is running behind |