slow study
- noun
- /sloʊ ˈstʌdi/
- Slur
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[OFENSIVO] persona lenta para aprender
- He struggled with math because he was always seen as a slow study compared to his classmates.
Examples
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Told you, I'm a slow study.
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As a slow study, she needed extra time to grasp the difficult concepts in class.
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Yeah, you are a slow study.
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I'm a slow study, professor.
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Despite being a slow study, he eventually mastered the subject with persistent effort.
Synonyms
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A person who takes a long time to do things and makes others wait
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
slow + study
The sense 'a person who learns slowly' is partially derivable from 'slow' (not quick) combined with 'study' (learning), so there is a clear semantic link. However, 'study' is not typically used as a noun meaning 'a learner' in modern, regular composition and the collocation 'slow study' is idiomatic/dated, so a B1 learner who knows the parts may still not predict the noun meaning reliably.
Etymology
Slow study gives a simple picture: slow + study shows someone who learns slowly, like a student who reads the same page again and again. So, it means 'a person who learns new information or skills more slowly than others'.