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[ adverb ] without speed

Synonyms

slowly slow 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")

Related terms

quickly colloquialism slow

2
[ adverb ] later than usual or than expected

Synonyms

late belatedly

Examples

"the train arrived late" "we awoke late" "the children came late to school" "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline" "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

Related terms

early belated belated belated

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