slowly has definitions from the field of music
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[ 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")

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

quickly colloquialism slow

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[ adverb ] (music) in music

Synonyms

lento

Examples

"Play this lento, please"

Related terms

slow slow

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