slowest 音标拼音: [sl'oəst]
slowest adv 1 :
most slowly Slow \
Slow \ (
sl [=
o ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Slower } (
sl [=
o ]"[~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Slowest }.] [
OE .
slow ,
slaw ,
AS .
sl [=
a ]
w ;
akin to OS .
sl [=
e ]
u blunt ,
dull ,
D .
sleeuw ,
slee ,
sour ,
OHG .
sl [=
e ]
o blunt ,
dull ,
Icel .
sl [=
o ]
r ,
sl [
ae ]
r ,
Dan .
sl ["
o ]
v ,
Sw .
sl ["
o ].
Cf . {
Sloe },
and {
Sloth }.]
1 .
Moving a short space in a relatively long time ;
not swift ;
not quick in motion ;
not rapid ;
moderate ;
deliberate ;
as ,
a slow stream ;
a slow motion .
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2 .
Not happening in a short time ;
gradual ;
late .
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These changes in the heavens ,
though slow ,
produced Like change on sea and land ,
sidereal blast .
--
Milton .
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3 .
Not ready ;
not prompt or quick ;
dilatory ;
sluggish ;
as ,
slow of speech ,
and slow of tongue .
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Fixed on defense ,
the Trojans are not slow To guard their shore from an expected foe . --
Dryden .
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4 .
Not hasty ;
not precipitate ;
acting with deliberation ;
tardy ;
inactive .
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He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding .
--
Prov .
xiv .
29 .
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5 .
Behind in time ;
indicating a time earlier than the true time ;
as ,
the clock or watch is slow .
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6 .
Not advancing or improving rapidly ;
as ,
the slow growth of arts and sciences .
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7 .
Heavy in wit ;
not alert ,
prompt ,
or spirited ;
wearisome ;
dull . [
Colloq .] --
Dickens .
Thackeray .
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Note :
Slow is often used in the formation of compounds for the most part self -
explaining ;
as ,
slow -
gaited ,
slow -
paced ,
slow -
sighted ,
slow -
winged ,
and the like .
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{
Slow coach },
a slow person .
See def .
7 ,
above . [
Colloq .]
{
Slow lemur },
or {
Slow loris } (
Zool .),
an East Indian nocturnal lemurine animal ({
Nycticebus tardigradus })
about the size of a small cat ; --
so called from its slow and deliberate movements .
It has very large round eyes and is without a tail .
Called also {
bashful Billy }.
{
Slow match }.
See under {
Match }.
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Syn :
Dilatory ;
late ;
lingering ;
tardy ;
sluggish ;
dull ;
inactive .
Usage : {
Slow }, {
Tardy }, {
Dilatory }.
Slow is the wider term ,
denoting either a want of rapid motion or inertness of intellect .
Dilatory signifies a proneness to defer ,
a habit of delaying the performance of what we know must be done .
Tardy denotes the habit of being behind hand ;
as ,
tardy in making up one '
s acounts .
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