SLOWLY


Meaning of SLOWLY in English

slow ‧ ly S3 W2 /ˈsləʊli $ ˈsloʊ-/ BrE AmE adverb

1 . at a slow speed OPP quickly :

He shook his head slowly.

‘That’s true,’ said Joe slowly.

2 . slowly but surely used to emphasize that a change is happening, although it is happening slowly:

We are slowly but surely gaining the support of the public.

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THESAURUS

▪ slowly at a slow speed:

Large white clouds drifted slowly across the sky.

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The situation is slowly improving.

▪ gradually happening slowly over a period of time:

I practised every day, and gradually got better.

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Many of our forests are gradually disappearing.

▪ little by little/bit by bit slowly, in a series of small amounts or stages:

Add the olive oil, little by little.

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It’s best to do the work bit by bit.

▪ at a snail’s pace extremely slowly, especially when this is annoying:

Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace.

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The project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.