Overview  of  adj  slow 
 
  The  adj  slow  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  slow  --  (not  moving  quickly;  taking  a  comparatively  long  time;  "a  slow  walker";  "the  slow  lane  of  traffic";  "her  steps  were  slow";  "he  was  slow  in  reacting  to  the  news";  "slow  but  steady  growth") 
  2.  (3)  slow  --  ((music)  at  a  slow  tempo;  "the  band  played  a  slow  waltz") 
  3.  (1)  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow  --  (slow  to  learn  or  understand;  lacking  intellectual  acuity;  "so  dense  he  never  understands  anything  I  say  to  him";  "never  met  anyone  quite  so  dim";  "although  dull  at  classical  learning,  at  mathematics  he  was  uncommonly  quick"-  Thackeray;  "dumb  officials  make  some  really  dumb  decisions";  "he  was  either  normally  stupid  or  being  deliberately  obtuse";  "worked  with  the  slow  students") 
  4.  slow  --  ((used  of  timepieces)  indicating  a  time  earlier  than  the  correct  time;  "the  clock  is  slow") 
  5.  boring,  deadening,  dull,  ho-hum,  irksome,  slow,  tedious,  tiresome,  wearisome  --  (so  lacking  in  interest  as  to  cause  mental  weariness;  "a  boring  evening  with  uninteresting  people";  "the  deadening  effect  of  some  routine  tasks";  "a  dull  play";  "his  competent  but  dull  performance";  "a  ho-hum  speaker  who  couldn't  capture  their  attention";  "what  an  irksome  task  the  writing  of  long  letters  is"-  Edmund  Burke;  "tedious  days  on  the  train";  "the  tiresome  chirping  of  a  cricket"-  Mark  Twain;  "other  people's  dreams  are  dreadfully  wearisome") 
  6.  dull,  slow,  sluggish  --  ((of  business)  not  active  or  brisk;  "business  is  dull  (or  slow)";  "a  sluggish  market") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  slower 
 
  The  adv  slower  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  slower  --  (more  slowly) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  slow 
 
  6  senses  of  slow 
 
  Sense  1 
  slow  (vs.  fast) 
 
  fast  (vs.  slow) 
  =>  accelerated 
  =>  accelerating 
  =>  alacritous 
  =>  blistering,  hot,  red-hot 
  =>  double-quick 
  =>  express 
  =>  fleet,  swift 
  =>  hastening 
  =>  high-speed,  high-velocity 
  =>  high-speed 
  =>  hot 
  =>  hurrying,  scurrying 
  =>  immediate,  prompt,  quick,  straightaway 
  =>  instantaneous,  instant(postnominal) 
  =>  meteoric 
  =>  quick,  speedy 
  =>  rapid 
  =>  speeding 
  =>  rapid,  speedy 
  =>  winged 
 
  Sense  2 
  slow  (vs.  fast) 
 
  fast  (vs.  slow) 
  =>  allegro 
  =>  allegretto 
  =>  andantino 
  =>  presto 
  =>  prestissimo 
  =>  vivace 
 
  Sense  3 
  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  stupid)  ->  smart 
 
  Sense  4 
  slow  (vs.  fast) 
 
  fast  (vs.  slow) 
 
  Sense  5 
  boring,  deadening,  dull,  ho-hum,  irksome,  slow,  tedious,  tiresome,  wearisome 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  uninteresting)  ->  interesting 
 
  Sense  6 
  dull,  slow,  sluggish 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inactive)  ->  active 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  slow 
 
  6  senses  of  slow 
 
  Sense  1 
  slow  (vs.  fast) 
  =>  bumper-to-bumper,  crawling 
  =>  dawdling,  dilatory,  laggard,  poky,  pokey 
  =>  dragging 
  =>  drawling,  drawn-out 
  =>  lazy 
  =>  long-play,  long-playing 
  =>  slow-moving 
  =>  sluggish 
  Also  See->  delayed#1;  gradual#1;  unhurried#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  slow  (vs.  fast) 
  =>  adagio 
  =>  andante 
  =>  lento 
  =>  lentissimo 
  =>  largo 
  =>  larghetto 
  =>  larghissimo 
  =>  moderato 
 
  Sense  3 
  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow 
  =>  stupid  (vs.  smart) 
 
  Sense  4 
  slow  (vs.  fast) 
 
  Sense  5 
  boring,  deadening,  dull,  ho-hum,  irksome,  slow,  tedious,  tiresome,  wearisome 
  =>  uninteresting  (vs.  interesting) 
 
  Sense  6 
  dull,  slow,  sluggish 
  =>  inactive  (vs.  active) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  slow 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  slow 
 
  Sense  1 
  slow  (vs.  fast) 
  =>  speed,  swiftness,  fastness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  slow 
 
  slow  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  slow 
  slow 
  slow-moving 
  slow-witted 
  slowgoing 
 
  Overview  of  adj  slow 
 
  The  adj  slow  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  slow  --  (not  moving  quickly;  taking  a  comparatively  long  time;  "a  slow  walker";  "the  slow  lane  of  traffic";  "her  steps  were  slow";  "he  was  slow  in  reacting  to  the  news";  "slow  but  steady  growth") 
  2.  (3)  slow  --  ((music)  at  a  slow  tempo;  "the  band  played  a  slow  waltz") 
  3.  (1)  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow  --  (slow  to  learn  or  understand;  lacking  intellectual  acuity;  "so  dense  he  never  understands  anything  I  say  to  him";  "never  met  anyone  quite  so  dim";  "although  dull  at  classical  learning,  at  mathematics  he  was  uncommonly  quick"-  Thackeray;  "dumb  officials  make  some  really  dumb  decisions";  "he  was  either  normally  stupid  or  being  deliberately  obtuse";  "worked  with  the  slow  students") 
  4.  slow  --  ((used  of  timepieces)  indicating  a  time  earlier  than  the  correct  time;  "the  clock  is  slow") 
  5.  boring,  deadening,  dull,  ho-hum,  irksome,  slow,  tedious,  tiresome,  wearisome  --  (so  lacking  in  interest  as  to  cause  mental  weariness;  "a  boring  evening  with  uninteresting  people";  "the  deadening  effect  of  some  routine  tasks";  "a  dull  play";  "his  competent  but  dull  performance";  "a  ho-hum  speaker  who  couldn't  capture  their  attention";  "what  an  irksome  task  the  writing  of  long  letters  is"-  Edmund  Burke;  "tedious  days  on  the  train";  "the  tiresome  chirping  of  a  cricket"-  Mark  Twain;  "other  people's  dreams  are  dreadfully  wearisome") 
  6.  dull,  slow,  sluggish  --  ((of  business)  not  active  or  brisk;  "business  is  dull  (or  slow)";  "a  sluggish  market") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  slower 
 
  The  adv  slower  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  slower  --  (more  slowly) 

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