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slowly

slow·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sloh-lee]
    • /ˈsloʊ li/
    • /ˈsləʊli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sloh-lee]
    • /ˈsloʊ li/

Definitions of slowly word

  • adverb slowly in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home. 1
  • adverb slowly in an unhurried way 1
  • adverb slowly without speed 1
  • adverb slowly gradually 1

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Origin of slowly

First appearance:

before 1310
One of the 15% oldest English words
1310-50; Middle English slawliche, slawly; See slow, -ly

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Slowly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

slowly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for slowly

adv slowly

  • at leisure — having free time for ease, relaxation, etc
  • at one's convenience — at a time, or in a place or manner, suitable to one
  • at one's leisure — when one has free time
  • behind time — late
  • behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.

adverb slowly

  • costive — having constipation; constipated
  • deliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
  • gradually — taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little: gradual improvement in health.
  • groggily — staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent's hard left jab.
  • heavily — with a great weight or burden: a heavily loaded wagon.

Antonyms for slowly

adv slowly

  • agilely — quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
  • all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.
  • all of a sudden — If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
  • arbitrarily — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
  • at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.

adverb slowly

  • apace — If something develops or continues apace, it is developing or continuing quickly.
  • asudden — in an abrupt manner
  • bang — If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
  • enthusiastically — In an enthusiastic manner.
  • expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.

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