Meaning

adjective not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

adjective at a slow tempo

adjective slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray

originEtymology tree English slow Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English slower From slow + -er.

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