slowly |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] without speed | |
| Synonyms: | slow tardily easy | |
| Examples: | "he spoke slowly" "go easy here--the road is slippery" "glaciers move tardily" (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in "please go slow I want to see the sights") |
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| Related terms: | quickly colloquialism slow | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] (music) in music | |
| Synonyms: | lento | |
| Examples: | "Play this lento, please" |
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| Related terms: | slow slow | |
| Similar spelling: |
slyly |
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