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slowly

[ sloh-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a slow manner; at a slow speed:

    Sauté the peppers slowly.

    I drove slowly back home.



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Confusables Note

See slow.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of slowly1

First recorded in 1310–50; Middle English slawliche, slawly; slow ( def ), -ly ( def )
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Example Sentences

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“I started to cry a little bit,” Berger, 71, says by phone, “because here I am, my dreams are slowly unfolding in front of me after all the years of pursuing them.”

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Public service counters throughout the county will be moving more slowly.

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Because he faced several major restraints, Nixon moved slowly in taking retaliatory actions.

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But its share of the market has been slowly slipping in recent months.

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As that area of high pressure drifts slowly eastwards it is opening the door to a feed of south or south-easterly winds, bringing warm air from continental Europe.

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More About Slowly

is a basic definition of slowly?

Slowly is used when something is happening in a slow manner or in a way that lacks speed or quickness.

Slowly is the adverb form of the word slow, which describes something as lacking speed. If you walk slowly, for example, you are not moving quickly. Things that happen slowly take much longer to occur than things that happen quickly.

  • Real-life examples: Sloths, snails, and turtles move very slowly. For safety, it is a good idea to drive slowly past schools or construction sites. For most people, time moves slowly when they are bored, at school, or at work.
  • Used in a sentence: She picked up the broken glass slowly and carefully.

Where does slowly come from?

The first records of slowly come from around 1310. It comes from the Middle English slawliche or slawly. It is an adverb formed from the word slow.

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How is slowly used in real life?

Slowly is a common adverb that describes something as happening with low speed or at a slow pace.

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Is slowly used correctly in the following sentence?

I find math to be hard, so I learn it slowly.

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