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slow

/sləʊ/
noun
  1. Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

  2. A slow song.

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

  2. To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

  3. To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Synonymsdecelerate, slacken, delay, hinder, retard
adjective
  1. 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.

    "a slow train;  a slow computer"

  2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.

  3. Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.

Synonymscareful, deliberate, prudent, boring, dilatory, dull
Antonymshasty, precipitate, prompt, accurate, fast, brisk
adverb
  1. Slowly.

    "That clock is running slow."

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