slowly
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[ adverb ] without speed
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") Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Halfback Bud_Priddy , slowed for almost a month by a slowly mending sprained ankle , joined TCU 's workout Monday . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Nervousness at_the_start must have caused the blemishes of her first scene , or she may warm_up slowly . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Those who are too weak , should climb_on the chair and , starting at the top of the chin , let themselves slowly down . Fall slowly forward onto the hands and let the body down to rest_on the floor . Let the body down slowly , taking at_least five seconds for the letting_down . Related terms |
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