slowly

slowly adv

see slow, adj.

1. Gradually; not rapidly; with moderate motion.
2. Sluggishly; with diminishing force.
3. Carefully; not all at once.
4. Steadily; not hastily; not rashly; resolutely but reluctantly; firmly but with a heavy heart.
5. Formally; solemnly; sedately; deliberately; in a stately manner; [fig.] gravely; like a dirge; in the deliberate manner of a funeral procession.
6. Tardily; heavily; not quickly; not swiftly; delayed in motion; moving a short distance in a long time.