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1. More slowly

1. 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"
    
2. (music) at a slow tempo
   "the band played a slow waltz"
    
3. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
   "the clock is slow"
    
4. Taking more than usual time to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
   "worked with the slow students";
   - dense, dim [informal], dull, dumb, obtuse
    
5. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
   "a slow evening with uninteresting people";
   - boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum [informal], irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, unamusing, deadly [informal], draggy [informal], mind-numbing
    
6. (of business) not active or brisk
   "business is slow";
   - dull, sluggish

See also: adagio, andante, bumper-to-bumper, dilatory, drawn-out, fastness, gradual, inactive, laggard, lame, lameo [informal], larghetto, larghissimo, largo, lazy, lentissimo, lento, long-play, long-playing, meh [informal], moderato, pokey [N. Amer], poky [N. Amer, informal], samey [Brit, informal], slow-moving, sluggish, speed, stupid, sulky, swiftness, unhurried, uninspiring, uninteresting

Antonym: fast

Encyclopedia: Slower