slow
adjectiveDefinition of slow
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: mentally dull : stupid
a slow student
b
: naturally inert or sluggish
2a
: lacking in readiness, promptness, or willingness
b
: not hasty or precipitate
was slow to anger
3a
: moving, flowing, or proceeding without speed or at less than usual speed
traffic was slow
b
: exhibiting or marked by low speed
he moved with slow deliberation
c
: not acute
a slow disease
4
: requiring a long time : gradual
a slow recovery
5
: having qualities that hinder rapid progress or action
a slow track
6a
: registering behind or below what is correct
the clock is slow
b
: less than the time indicated by another method of reckoning
c
: that is behind the time at a specified time or place
7a
: lacking in life, animation, or gaiety : boring
the first chapter is a bit slow
b
: marked by reduced activity
business was slow a slow news week
slow
adverbDefinition of slow (Entry 2 of 3)
: slowly
slow
verb
slowed;
slowing;
slows
Definition of slow (Entry 3 of 3)
: to make slow or slower : slacken the speed of
slow a car
—often used with down or up
: to go or become slower
production of new cars slowed sharply
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