In actual practice, slow and slowly are not used in quite the same way. Slow is almost always used with verbs that denote movement or action, and it regularly follows the verb it modifies.

slow adjective (NOT CLEVER) A person might be described as slow if they are not very clever and do not understand or notice things quickly:

If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting. Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring. The island is too slow for her liking.

1. So as to fall behind the correct time or rate: The watch runs slow. 2. At a low speed: Go slow!

Slow, deliberate, gradual, leisurely mean unhurried and not happening rapidly. That which is slow acts or moves without haste or rapidity: a slow procession of cars.

SLOW definition: moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity. See examples of slow used in a sentence.

Feb 16, 2026 · slow (comparative slower, superlative slowest) Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

Slow definition: Allowing movement or action only at a low speed.

Dull; lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness: used of persons or things: as, the entertainment was very slow. Synonyms Delaying, lingering, deliberate.

Definition of slow adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.