slowly

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈslaːli/ UK /ˈsləʊli/ See IPA manual

Freq #1734

Meanings

1

adv
At a slow speed; not quickly.

He drove slowly through the busy streets.

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Synonyms

1 adv · at a slow speed; not quickly. gradually

Opposites

quickly rapidly

Etymology

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

slowly Middle English slāwlīċe Old English

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