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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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Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation; tardy; dilatory; sluggish; slothful; inactive

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slow off the mark: see mark slowly but surely: see surely slow on the uptake: see uptake. W2S2 slow down/up to become slower or to make something slower

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become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

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(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

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Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed; not rapid or swift; moderate; deliberate

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Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time; gradual

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To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer

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A slow song

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Of reduced intellectual capacity; not prompt or quick; not quick to comprehend; dull-witted

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{f} make slow; retard, delay; decelerate, reduce speed

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become slow or slower; "Production slowed" cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down" 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" at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz" (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow

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{s} not fast, unhurried; dull-witted, not understanding quickly; gradual, prolonged; not responding quickly; not keeping the proper time (of a clock or wristwatch); not busy; boring

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cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"

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To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of

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To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate

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Lacking spirit; boring; dull; deficient in liveliness or briskness

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Sound reproduction which gives the impression that the system is lagging behind the electrical signals being fed to it Also Refer to "Fast," "Speed," & "Tracking "

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Attack slows, the most effective debuffs in the game

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If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting. The island is too slow for her liking. = quiet lively

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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

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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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of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

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(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; "the clock is slow

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Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue

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If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly. The rate of bombing has slowed considerably She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road

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In informal English, slower is used to mean `at a slower speed' and slowest is used to mean `at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English, slow is used to mean `with little speed'. I began to walk slower and slower We got there by driving slow all the way. fast

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If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time. fast see also slow-

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A step or weight change that takes 2 beats of music or occupies twice the time of a QUICK

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The opposite of fast

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If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay. The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis quick

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lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

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Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things. He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since. quick

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Slew

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Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. The traffic is heavy and slow Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed. slow, regular breathing. fast + slowly slow·ly He spoke slowly and deliberately Christian backed slowly away. + slowness slow·ness She lowered the glass with calculated slowness

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Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences

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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, 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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Something that is slow takes a long time. The distribution of passports has been a slow process. quick + slowly slow·ly My resentment of her slowly began to fade. + slowness slow·ness the slowness of political and economic progress

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A step or weight change that takes two beats of music

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payments are beyond vendor's terms For example, "Slow 30" means payments are 30 days past due

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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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