slower Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
   slow.
   
   • a slow walker
   • the slow lane of traffic
   • her steps were slow
   • he was slow in reacting to the news
   • slow but steady growth
2. adjective at a slow tempo
   slow.
   
   • the band played a slow waltz
3. adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
   dim; slow; dense; dumb; obtuse; dull.
   
   • so dense he never understands anything I say to him
   • never met anyone quite so dim
   • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
   • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
   • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
   • worked with the slow students
4. adjective (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
   slow.
   
   • the clock is slow
5. adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
   tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; wearisome; deadening; tiresome; dull; irksome.
   
   • a boring evening with uninteresting people
   • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
   • a dull play
   • his competent but dull performance
   • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
   • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
   • tedious days on the train
   • the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
   • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
6. adjective satellite (of business) not active or brisk
   slow; sluggish; dull.
   
   • business is dull (or slow)
   • a sluggish market
7. adverb more slowly
   

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