·- imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
II. Slow ·noun A Moth.
III. Slow ·adv Slowly.
IV. Slow ·superl Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
V. Slow ·superl Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
VI. Slow ·superl Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
VII. Slow ·superl Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
VIII. Slow ·vi To go slower;
— often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.
IX. Slow ·superl Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
X. Slow ·superl Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
XI. Slow ·vt To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to Retard; to Delay; as, to slow a steamer.
XII. Slow ·superl 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.