Slower Meaning and Definition

Word: Slower

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Example sentences: "Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy"

2. (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time.

Example sentences: "The clock was five minutes slow"

3. Not prompt to understand, think, or learn.

Example sentences: "He's so slow, so unimaginative"

4. Uneventful and rather dull.

Example sentences: "A slow and mostly aimless narrative"

5. (of a film) needing long exposure.

Example sentences: "One of the advantages of animation is that you can use long exposures and slow film stock to reduce grain and capture a lot of fine detail."

6. (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently.

Example sentences: "Bake the dish in a preheated slow oven"

Adverb

Definitions:

1. At a slow pace; slowly.

Example sentences: "The train went slower and slower"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Example sentences: "The train slowed to a halt"

Antonyms:

long

lengthy

brisk

durable

lasting

accelerated

soon

Derivations:

slowed

slowness

slowly

slowing

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