The meaning of Slow

adjective

Abbreviation of antibacterial : intended to kill bacteria or reduce their harmful effects

Usage examples:

Freshen up your bathroom with this fantastic anti-bac cleaner.

noun

Short for baccalaureate : an exam in several subjects taken in the last year of school around the age of 18 in france and some other countries

Usage examples:

One problem with adopting the french bac for england is that they have a different system for unive…

adjective

Unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition.

Usage examples:

A blind man with a stick

verb

Cause (someone) to be unable to see, permanently or temporarily.

Usage examples:

The injury temporarily blinded him

noun

A screen for a window, especially one on a roller or made of slats.

Usage examples:

She pulled down the blinds

adjective

Big, bulky, or crude in form or appearance.

Usage examples:

His blockish architecture is ugly if functional

adjective

Not interesting; tedious.

Usage examples:

I've got a boring job in an office

verb

Make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging.

Usage examples:

Bore a hole in the wall to pass the cable through

verb

Cause (someone) to feel weary and uninterested by dull talk or behaviour.

Usage examples:

She is too polite to bore us with anecdotes

adjective

Relating to or affecting cattle.

Usage examples:

Bovine tuberculosis

noun

An animal of the cattle group, which also includes buffaloes and bison.

Usage examples:

The last aurochs, the wild bovines from which domesticated cattle are descended, died in poland in …

adjective

Connected with cows, or like a cow because of being slow or stupid

noun

A device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels.

Usage examples:

He slammed on his brakes

verb

Another term for brake van.

noun

An open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels.

Usage examples:

The cost of travelling by alternative means such as coach or brake was prohibitive over a season, s…

adjective

(especially of clothes or furnishings) providing physical ease and relaxation.

Usage examples:

Comfortable sturdy shoes

noun

A warm quilt.

adjective

Producing a relaxing feeling of physical comfort esp. because of shape or materials

Usage examples:

A comfortable bed/car/dress, are you comfortable or is it too hot?, i’m not comfortable speaking in…

verb

Waste time; be slow.

Usage examples:

She mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now

verb

Present participle of dawdle

Usage examples:

Stop dawdling! you'll be late for school!

verb

Reduce or cause to reduce in speed.

Usage examples:

The train began to decelerate

verb

To become slower

Usage examples:

Economic growth has decelerated from 4.5% in the first quarter to 3% in the second., the report sta…

adjective

Done consciously and intentionally.

Usage examples:

A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict

verb

Engage in long and careful consideration.

Usage examples:

She deliberated over the menu

adjective

(of an action or a decision) intentional or planned, often with the result of being harmful to someone

Usage examples:

A deliberate insult, he accused her of writing deliberate untruths., [ i ] the jury deliberated for…

adjective

Closely compacted in substance.

Usage examples:

As the storm cleared, a dense fog came down

adjective

Close together and difficult to go or see through; thick

Usage examples:

Dense fog, i had trouble getting through the dense crowd., there are some really dense people in ou…

adjective

(of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.

Usage examples:

The dim glow of the fire

verb

Make or become less bright or distinct.

Usage examples:

A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

abbreviation

Diminuendo.

adjective

Stupid

Usage examples:

Marilyn was portrayed as some sort of dim-witted blonde.

adjective

(of a person) stupid; idiotic.

Usage examples:

A doltish character

adjective

Stupid

Usage examples:

He plays a doltish detective who misses clues that are staring him in the face., they spend every e…

adjective

Depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.

Usage examples:

The dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep

adjective

Unattractive and having nothing of any interest, and therefore likely to make you sad

Usage examples:

It was a gray, dreary day, with periods of rain.

adjective

Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.

Usage examples:

The jacket kept me warm and dry

noun

(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.

Usage examples:

The dry facts of the matter

verb

Free from liquid or moisture

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

adjective

Slow to understand or learn; not very intelligent

Usage examples:

He was an unimaginative and dull-witted man., they are devoted and dull-witted enough to obey any o…

adjective

Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.

Usage examples:

An easy way of retrieving information

adverb

Without difficulty or effort.

Usage examples:

We all scared real easy in those days

exclamation

Be careful.

Usage examples:

Easy, girl—you'll knock me over!

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

Usage examples:

A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

Not interesting; boring

Usage examples:

The chess match was a ho-hum affair, ending in a draw.

adjective

Lacking in perception or insight.

Usage examples:

He dismissed the remark as juvenile and imperceptive

adjective

Not good at noticing and understanding things

Usage examples:

He makes a polite but rather imperceptive comment., how could generations of serious scholars have …

adjective

Showing or feeling no concern for others' feelings.

Usage examples:

An insensitive remark

adjective

Not aware of other people’s feelings, or not showing sympathy for the feelings of other people

Usage examples:

The governor apologized for his insensitive remarks about the homeless., his feet seem to be insens…

adjective

Done with great effort and difficulty.

Usage examples:

His breathing was laboured

verb

Work hard; make great effort.

Usage examples:

They laboured from dawn to dusk

adjective

Needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired

Usage examples:

Her breathing was heavy and laboured., a laboured joke

adjective

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.

Usage examples:

No excuses were made for the team's lacklustre performance

adjective

Not very good or exciting, or not showing a lot of activity or effort

Usage examples:

After a period of lacklustre performance, the company has finally announced some very positive resu…

adjective

Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.

Usage examples:

A leisurely breakfast at our hotel

adverb

Without hurry.

Usage examples:

Couples strolled leisurely along

verb

Stand or wait around without apparent purpose.

Usage examples:

She saw mary loitering near the cloakrooms

adjective

Having a slow, regular rhythm.

Usage examples:

She set off with measured tread

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

Usage examples:

The amount of water collected is measured in pints

adjective

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Usage examples:

We walked at a moderate pace

noun

A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

Usage examples:

An unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates

verb

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

Usage examples:

I shall not moderate my criticism

adjective

Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Usage examples:

The statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity

adjective

Boring because of never changing

Usage examples:

She stood all day ironing a monotonous succession of clothes and sheets.

adjective

Annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

Usage examples:

He wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse

adjective

(of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°, or (of a triangle) containing an angle of more than 90° and less than 180°

Usage examples:

I’m not trying to be obtuse, but i don’t get it.

adjective

Slow-moving and unexciting.

Usage examples:

A plodding comedy drama

verb

Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.

Usage examples:

We plodded back up the hill

adjective

Slow, continuous, and not exciting

Usage examples:

I'll try not to bore you with lots of plodding details., the novel is heavy and plodding, with litt…

adjective

Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Usage examples:

A swarthy, ponderous giant of a man

adjective

Slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large, or (esp. of speech or writing) boring and difficult

Usage examples:

A ponderous pace, ponderous dialogue

adjective

Making little or no noise.

Usage examples:

The car has a quiet, economical engine

noun

Absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm.

Usage examples:

The ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet

verb

Make or become silent, calm, or still.

Usage examples:

There are ways of quieting kids down

adjective

Free from tension and anxiety.

Usage examples:

We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed

verb

Make or become less tense or anxious.

Usage examples:

He relaxed and smiled confidently

adjective

Calm, dignified, and unhurried.

Usage examples:

In the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace

verb

Calm (someone) or make them sleep by administering a sedative drug.

Usage examples:

She was heavily sedated

adjective

Calm and controlled, and often traditional in habit or manner

Usage examples:

She preferred standard ballads and sedate pop tunes to rock music.

phrasal verb

If someone slacks off, they stop working hard or putting effort into something

Usage examples:

Companies just want to make sure their employees aren't slacking off., he urged washington not to s…

adjective

Needing or ready for sleep.

Usage examples:

The wine had made her sleepy

adjective

Tired and needing sleep

Usage examples:

She stumbled sleepily into the bathroom.

adjective

Not clever and therefore slow to notice or understand things

adjective

Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.

Usage examples:

The lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady

verb

Make or become steady.

Usage examples:

I took a deep breath to steady my nerves

exclamation

Used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care.

Usage examples:

Steady now! we don't want you hurting yourself

adjective

Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

Usage examples:

A stolid bourgeois gent

adjective

Showing little or no emotion or imagination

Usage examples:

Stolid and impassive, the customs inspector listened to her explanation.

adjective

Having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.

Usage examples:

I was stupid enough to think she was perfect

noun

A stupid person (often used as a term of address).

Usage examples:

You're not a coward, stupid!

adjective

Lacking thought or intelligence

Usage examples:

I just made another stupid mistake., turn off that stupid program!, can you believe my stupidity? i…

adjective

(of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.

Usage examples:

The fish are so tame you have to push them away

verb

Domesticate (an animal).

Usage examples:

Wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed

adjective

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Usage examples:

A tedious journey

adjective

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart.

Usage examples:

Thick slices of bread

noun

The most active or crowded part of something.

Usage examples:

We were in the thick of the battle

adverb

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass.

Usage examples:

Bread spread thick with butter

adjective

Causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

Usage examples:

Weeding is a tiresome but essential job

adjective

Tiring, annoying, or boring

Usage examples:

It’s getting a little tiresome, listening to you complain.

adjective

Showing or having an inability to comprehend something.

Usage examples:

An uncomprehending silence

adjective

Not understanding something

Usage examples:

They walked through the ruins of the city with dazed, uncomprehending looks.

adjective

(especially of a task) not demanding.

Usage examples:

Undemanding clerical jobs

adjective

Not needing a lot of time, energy, or attention

Usage examples:

He is quiet and undemanding., a relatively undemanding job

adjective

Not marked by interesting or exciting events.

Usage examples:

A place where dull people lead uneventful lives

adjective

Not exciting; dull.

Usage examples:

Many school prospectuses are dull and unexciting

adjective

Not exciting

Usage examples:

He found life in the small town unexciting and wanted to travel the world., the museum has a pleasa…

adjective

Moving, acting, or taking place without haste or urgency.

Usage examples:

He began opening the drawers of his desk in an unhurried way

adjective

Not readily using or demonstrating the use of the imagination; stolid and somewhat dull.

Usage examples:

The production was plodding and unimaginative

adjective

Not new, original, or clever; not showing any imagination

adjective

Having or showing a low level of intelligence.

Usage examples:

A good-natured but unintelligent boy

adjective

Not arousing curiosity or interest.

Usage examples:

The scenery is dull and uninteresting

adjective

Not interesting

adjective

Not perceptive.

Usage examples:

Extraordinarily unperceptive people

adjective

Not favouring or implementing social reform or new, typically liberal, ideas.

Usage examples:

The unprogressive nature of british institutions

adjective

Unprogressive ideas or systems do not encourage change in society or in the way that things are done

Usage examples:

The society was a complex network of vested interests, was unprogressive, and was shot through with…

adjective

Characterized by an absence of haste; unhurried.

Usage examples:

The service is unrushed, encouraging you to linger

adjective

Not done in a hurry, or not feeling that you must do something quickly

Usage examples:

I got up in time to have an unrushed breakfast with my wife., she got everything ready the night be…

adjective

Causing one to feel tired or bored.

Usage examples:

They have schedules and inventories that tell them in wearisome detail what they should look for

adjective

Causing a person to be tired; boring

Usage examples:

A long project becomes wearisome and loses its excitement for me.

adjective

Foolish; stupid.

Usage examples:

A witless retort

adjective

Stupid or showing no intelligence

Usage examples:

In the book, anna is forced to take care of her witless cousin., she was scared witless of robert, …