English Explanatory Dictionary

forslow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit.
  2. To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct.
  3. To be slow or dilatory; loiter.

Word forms

forslow forslows forslowing forslowed forsloe foreslow fore-slow

Etymology

From Middle English forslowen, forslewen (“to neglect”), from Old English forslāwian, forslǣwan (“to be slow, unwilling, delay, put off”), equivalent to for- + slow.

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