English Explanatory Dictionary

slowly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. At a slow pace.

Pronunciation

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈslaːli/ En-uk-slowly.ogg /ˈsloʊli/ en-us-slowly.ogg

Word forms

slowly slowlier more slowly slowliest most slowly

Etymology

From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.

Synonyms

ponderously sluggishly with leaden wings gradually litherly slowly tardily

Antonyms

quickly rapidly

Related words

slow monotonously tediously ritardando lento

Derived words

make haste slowly please speak more slowly slowlily slowliness slowly but surely the mills of the gods grind slowly
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