Definition of slow

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Slow () imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew..

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Schottische :: Schottische (n.) A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the Ecossaise..
Dreamily :: Dreamily (adv.) As if in a dream; softly; slowly; languidly.
Largo :: Largo (a. & adv.) Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn..
Slug :: Slug (v. i.) To move slowly; to lie idle.
Tardily :: Tardily (adv.) In a tardy manner; slowly.
Languid :: Languid (a.) Slow in progress; tardy.
Turtle-footed :: Turtle-footed (a.) Slow-footed.
Insensible :: Insensible (a.) Incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible. Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow; gradual; as, insensible motion..
Adagio :: Adagio (a. & adv.) Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow..
Insinuate :: Insinuate (v. t.) To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used reflexively..
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round..
Lag :: Lag (a.) Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy.
Drawl :: Drawl (n.) A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance..
Chromophane :: Chromophane (n.) A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina..
Slug :: Slug (n.) A ship that sails slowly.
Osmose :: Osmose (n.) The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between fluids of differing densities, and as taking place through a membrane or an intervening porous structure. The more rapid flow from the thinner to the thicker fluid was then called endosmose, and the opposite, slower current, exosmose. Both are, however, results of the same force. Osmose may be regarded as a form of molecular attraction, allied to that of adhesion..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack..
Stew :: Stew (v. i.) To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture..
Drawl :: Drawl (v. i.) To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc..
Percolation :: Percolation (n.) The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it..
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