slow
297
4.4
- adjective
- /sloʊ/
- Offensive
:
lento
- Because of this, many important brain functions are slow to develop in such infants.
- a slow learner
- slow progress
- slow to develop
I'm going to try to take this slow because I'm a little slow.
- I'm going to try to take this slow because I'm a little slow.
- We're accepting that age group as competent, not slow people.
- Boys definitely are are slower to develop in terms of language.
Examples
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The ringing phone was an interruption, and she was slow to grasp the purpose of the call.
Fiction book (1991) -
A third cluster displayed characteristics of slow learners with consistently below-average abilities.
Academic text (1999) -
The one population that has been slow to accept new technologies has been senior citizens.
Academic text (1990) -
The witness seemed a little slow to me, Mr. Biegler.
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Some students can be a little slow to grasp new concepts in mathematics.
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His slow understanding of the rules made it hard for him to participate in the game.
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Teachers often adapt their methods for children who are slow to learn in a traditional classroom.
Synonyms
945
3.2
Not able to understand or learn things quickly
138
8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
28
6.5
Slow to understand and not quick to learn
24
6.8
Slow to understand what others explain
19
2.8
Slow to notice or react to things
14
7.4
Slow to understand what other people mean
6
5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
6
5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
4
8.5
Not quick to understand new ideas
4
7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
3
6.7
Not quick to understand or think
1
9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
1
9.9
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
1
9.9
A rude word for a person who is slow to understand
Slow to understand things
A person who is slow to understand and easily fooled
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
53
3.2
A way of showing action in film or video that happens more slowly than real life
- Informal
A situation that gets worse slowly in public while people cannot stop it
- Specialized
A way used in models to stretch time so events look slower than real life
- Specialized
A germ that stays inactive in the body for a long time before causing symptoms
How Quick
4
4.8
152
3.3
353
1.2
∞
1.0
- Offensive
297
4.4
- Offensive
19
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slow comes from the Old English word slaw, which meant 'not quick' or 'lazy' and is related in feeling to the word sloth. So when we say someone is slow to learn, we mean they are not quick to understand.