slow

slow [-er, -est] adj

OE.

1. Late; tardy; not fast enough; not happening in a short time.
2. Dull; unschooled; inexperienced; not clever; not mentally quick; lacking in understanding; [fig.] mortal; human; earthborn.
3. Careful; deliberate; timely; measured; [fig.] enduring; abiding; age-old; long-lasting; from ancient times; [metaphor] metrical; poetic; lyrical; scriptural.
4. Difficult; arduous; heavy; not easy to do.
5. Hard to come by; not easy to obtain; acquired little by little.
6. Long; not passing quickly; taking a great deal of time.
7. Lasting; lingering, constant; not ending soon; [fig.] eternal; everlasting.
8. Hesitating; cautious; [fig.] patient; longsuffering; persevering; enduring.
9. Not hasty; not precipitate; step by step.

slow [-er] adv

see slow, adj.

1. Gradually; not rapidly; with moderate motion.
2. Not immediately; little by little; with gradual speed.
3. Carefully; deliberately; not all at once.
4. Imperceptibly; not noticeably.
5. Heavily; not quickly; not swiftly; delayed in motion; moving a short distance in a long time.
6. Without rushing; wanting the moment to last.
7. Tenderly; without rushing; [fig.] lovingly.
8. Tardily; retroactively; not soon enough inactively.
9. Phrase. “Too slow”: not fast enough; not arriving in time for an event.