slowly
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slowly
- /ˈsləʊli/ UK
- /ˈslaːli/ Northumbria, UK
- /ˈsloʊli/ US
Rhymes with -əʊli
Where it comes from
From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.
adverb slowlier · more slowly · slowliest · most slowly
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At a slow pace.
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.
Similar: ponderously, sluggishly, with leaden wings, gradually, litherly, slowly, tardily
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: slow, tardily, easy, lento, sluggishly, sluggish, shallowly, relax, slightly, hush, modestly, late, quietly, weakly, lightly, softly
Translations
Every language
adv at a slow pace
| Español | lentamente, despacio, con despacio, despacito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 천천히 cheoncheonhi, 느리게 neurige |
| 日本語 | ゆっくり yukkuri, そろそろ sorosoro |
| 中文 | 慢 màn |
| हिन्दी | आहिस्ता āhistā, धीरे dhīre, धीरे-धीरे dhīre-dhīre |
| Português | devagar, lentamente, vagarosamente |
| Français | lentement |
| Deutsch | langsam |
| Italiano | lentamente, adagio, a rilento |
| Ελληνικά | σιγά sigá, αργά argá |
| Română | încet, lent, domol, lentamente |
| Русский | ме́дленно médlenno |
| Tiếng Việt | chậm |
| العربية | بِبُطْء bi-buṭʔ |
| עברית | לאט le'át |
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