snaillike
5.2
In a very slow way like a snail
- adverb
- /ˈsneɪlˌlaɪk/
:
de manera similar a un caracol
- Traffic crawled snaillike through the city during the morning rush hour.
Examples
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The line at the ticket counter moved snaillike, testing everyone's patience.
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He made snaillike progress on his homework, distracted by his phone.
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The traffic moved snaillike during rush hour.
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He walked snaillike across the street.
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The line at the ticket counter moved snaillike, testing everyone's patience.
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Traffic crawled snaillike through the city during the morning rush hour.
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He made snaillike progress on his homework, distracted by his phone.
Antonyms
How Slow
Surface Forms
snaillike positive
Morphology
Etymology
Snaillike as an adverb is made of snail and -like, so it tells how something happens in the way of a snail. Use it when something moves or progresses 'very slowly', like a queue or car that seems to crawl along.