imp. of slee, to slay. slew.
2. slow ·noun a moth.
3. slow ·adv slowly.
4. slow ·superl not happening in a short time; gradual; late.
5. slow ·superl heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome; dull.
6. slow ·superl not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
7. slow ·superl not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of arts and sciences.
8. slow ·vi to go slower;
often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.
9. slow ·superl not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue.
10. slow ·superl behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
11. slow ·vt to render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.
12. slow ·superl moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.