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adverb
- 1. at a slow speed; not quickly: "they moved forward slowly" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SLOWLY is in a slow manner : not quickly, fast, early, rashly, or readily. How to use slowly in a sentence. Slow vs. Slowly: Usage Guide
Slowly is the adverb form of the word slow, which describes something as lacking speed. If you walk slowly, for example, you are not moving quickly. Things that happen slowly take much longer to occur than things that happen quickly. Real-life examples: Sloths, snails, and turtles move very slowly.
SLOWLY definition: 1. at a slow speed: 2. carefully, in order to avoid problems: 3. at a slow speed: . Learn more.
a. Taking or requiring a long time: the slow job of making bread. b. Taking more time than is usual: a slow worker; slow progress in the peace negotiations. 3. Allowing movement or action only at a low speed: a slow track; a slow infield. 4. Registering a time or rate behind or below the correct one: a slow clock. 5.
When you take a long, long time to do something, you act slowly. And when things move at a low speed, they go slowly, like the storm clouds that slowly roll in during your school picnic.
Definition of slowly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Slowly definition: . See examples of SLOWLY used in a sentence.
adj. moving or going forward with little speed: Somehow I always catch the slowest train. showing or having lack of speed: a slow pace of walking. taking or requiring a comparatively long time: a slow meal. gradual: slow growth in the economy. mentally dull: a slow child.
The balloon rose slowly into the air. The days went by really slowly. The coastline is slowly being eroded by the sea. Heat the sauce slowly or it will curdle. The project is slowly beginning to take shape. (Definition of slowly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
slowly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English slow‧ly /ˈsləʊli $ ˈsloʊ-/ S3 W2 adverb 1 at a slow speed OPP quickly He shook his head slowly. ‘That’s true, ’ said Joe slowly. 2 → slowly but surely THESAURUS slowly at a slow speed Large white clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
