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slowly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈsləʊli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• /ˈslaːli/ (Northumbria)
• /ˈsloʊli/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.

Meanings

1. At a slow pace.
   • When bond yields rise slowly over time, it’s not a problem for pensions deploying LDI strategies, and actually helps their finances. 2022 October 8, Julia Horowitz, “How meltdown in a $1 trillion market brought the UK to the brink of a financial crisis”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 May 2024:
   • Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

Forms

Antonyms

quickly · rapidly

Deriveds

the mills of the gods grind slowly · make haste slowly · slowlily · slowly but surely · slowliness · please speak more slowly

Hyponyms

painstakingly · deliberately

Relateds

lento · slow · tediously · monotonously · ritardando

Synonyms

gradually · sluggishly · tardily · ponderously · slowly · with leaden wings · litherly

Translations (144)

izh veenost (at a slow pace) · nrf lentement (at a slow pace) · oc lentament (at a slow pace) · fa آهسته (at a slow pace) · ro domol (at a slow pace) · ba яй (at a slow pace) · ang lætlīċe (at a slow pace) · aln kadal (at a slow pace) · sh споро (at a slow pace) · ur آہستہ (at a slow pace) · an lentament (at a slow pace) · ajp شوي شوي (at a slow pace) · la tardē (at a slow pace) · hi धीरे-धीरे (at a slow pace) · cmn 慢 (at a slow pace) · is hægt (at a slow pace) · lad avagar (at a slow pace) · grc βραδέως (at a slow pace) · ja そろそろ (at a slow pace) · pt lentamente (at a slow pace) · acw بشويش (at a slow pace) · be паво́льна (at a slow pace) · inc-oas লাসে লাসে (at a slow pace) · nv tʼáá tłehee (at a slow pace) · nl langzaamaan (at a slow pace) · no sakte (at a slow pace) · de langsam (at a slow pace) · tr aheste aheste (at a slow pace) · ml പതുക്കെ (at a slow pace) · el σιγά (at a slow pace) · io lente (at a slow pace) · sh lȁgano (at a slow pace) · my ဖြည်းဖြည်း (at a slow pace) · fi hitaasti (at a slow pace) · wa doûçmint (at a slow pace) · id pelan-pelan (at a slow pace) · pl pomalutku (at a slow pace) · wa belotmint (at a slow pace) · la segniter (at a slow pace) · te నిదానంగా (at a slow pace) · sv sakta (at a slow pace) · pl nieśpiesznie (at a slow pace) · sq ngadalë (at a slow pace) · br goustad (at a slow pace) · ca a poc a poc (at a slow pace) · gl paseniño (at a slow pace) · is rólega (at a slow pace) · sh sporo (at a slow pace) · et aeglaselt (at a slow pace) · pl nieprędko (at a slow pace) · nl langzaam (at a slow pace) · km យឺតៗ (at a slow pace) · gl engorde (at a slow pace) · gl lentamente (at a slow pace) · hy կամաց (at a slow pace) · ro încet (at a slow pace) · ba аҡрын (at a slow pace) · es despacito (at a slow pace) · hy դանդաղորեն (at a slow pace) · tr yavaş (at a slow pace) · lv lēni (at a slow pace) · sc ditzu (at a slow pace) · ca lentament (at a slow pace) · am በቀስታ (at a slow pace) · ar بِبُطْء (at a slow pace) · enm esiliche (at a slow pace) · nan-hbl khoaⁿ-khoaⁿ (at a slow pace) · as লাহে ধীৰে (at a slow pace) · kca-eas њаᲊӽә (at a slow pace) · la lentē (at a slow pace) · sk pomaly (at a slow pace) · hi धीरे (at a slow pace) · it a rilento (at a slow pace) · th ช้าๆ (at a slow pace) · uk без поспіху (at a slow pace) · wa londjinnmint (at a slow pace) · ko 천천히 (at a slow pace) · no langsomt (at a slow pace) · sh poláko (at a slow pace) · lld plan (at a slow pace) · gl devagar (at a slow pace) · eo malrapide (at a slow pace) · nl traagjes (at a slow pace) · as লাহে লাহে (at a slow pace) · sh пола́ко (at a slow pace) · ccc peski'tujka (at a slow pace) · te మెల్లగా (at a slow pace) · sl počási (at a slow pace) · ms perlahan (at a slow pace) · ba талғын (at a slow pace) · ru ме́дленно (at a slow pace) · hi आहिस्ता (at a slow pace) · inc-oas ধীৰে ধীৰে (at a slow pace) · tr yavaşça (at a slow pace) · syl ꠟꠣꠄ ꠟꠣꠄ (at a slow pace) · it lentamente (at a slow pace) · bg ба́вно (at a slow pace) · nl traag (at a slow pace) · eu poliki (at a slow pace) · it adagio (at a slow pace) · lo ຊ້າໆ (at a slow pace) · ko 느리게 (at a slow pace) · nv tąądee (at a slow pace) · fr lentement (at a slow pace) · tr yavaş yavaş (at a slow pace) · ckb لەسەر خۆ (at a slow pace) · sa शनैस् (at a slow pace) · pl pomału (at a slow pace) · ang late (at a slow pace) · he לאט (at a slow pace) · gl amodo (at a slow pace) · sdn dittu (at a slow pace) · vi chậm (at a slow pace) · ja ゆっくり (at a slow pace) · ro lent (at a slow pace) · hy դանդաղ (at a slow pace) · pt vagarosamente (at a slow pace) · mk по́лека (at a slow pace) · es despacio (at a slow pace) · ab ашьшьыҳәа (at a slow pace) · pl niemrawo (at a slow pace) · lv lēnu (at a slow pace) · es lentamente (at a slow pace) · fo spakuliga (at a slow pace) · lv lēnām (at a slow pace) · vo nevifiko (at a slow pace) · wa loyminoymint (at a slow pace) · pl powoli (at a slow pace) · cs pomalu (at a slow pace) · es con despacio (at a slow pace) · ro lentamente (at a slow pace) · uk пові́льно (at a slow pace) · ka ნელა (at a slow pace) · pl wolno (at a slow pace) · sq avash (at a slow pace) · ta மெதுவா (at a slow pace) · pt devagar (at a slow pace) · sh ла̏гано (at a slow pace) · sc dicciu (at a slow pace) · hu lassan (at a slow pace) · ajp بشويش (at a slow pace) · da langsomt (at a slow pace) · el αργά (at a slow pace) · as ধীৰে ধীৰে (at a slow pace)