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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sloweradverb

    more slowly

Wiktionary

  1. slowernoun

    That which slows.

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  1. slower

    Slower refers to less speed, a reduced rate or pace of progress or movement. It's typically used in comparison to something that is faster, indicating a lesser degree of swiftness. It can also refer to something that takes more time to perform or complete.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of slower in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of slower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of slower in a Sentence

  1. Chief Executive Mark Bertolini:

    So far, we have nothing to believe it will be any slower than that, or any faster.

  2. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia:

    There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a less -- a slower-track school where they do well, one of the briefs pointed out that most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas.

  3. Mark Zandi:

    I think large companies are going to be slower to lay off. They are going to try to get through this, but a lot of these small businesses don't have the cash to weather the storm. It's not obvious to me how we help them. It's tough for the government to try to get cash and credit to small businesses.

  4. Dale Klein:

    It's going slower than I would like.

  5. Titus Livius:

    Men are slower to recognize blessings than misfortunes.

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