What does slowly mean?
Definitions for slowly
slow·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word slowly.
Princeton's WordNet
slowly, slow, easy, tardilyadverb
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
"he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"
lento, slowlyadverb
in music
"Play this lento, please"
Wiktionary
slowlyadverb
At a slow pace
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Slowlyadverb
Etymology: from slow.
The gnome rejoicing bears her gift away,
Spreads his black wings, and slowly mounts to day. Alexander Pope.The poor remnant of human seed peopled their country again slowly, by little and little. Francis Bacon.
Our fathers bent their baneful industry
To check a monarchy that slowly grew;
But did not France or Holland’s fate forsee,
Whose rising pow’r to swift dominion flew. Dryden.We oft our slowly growing works impart,
While images reflect from art to art. Alexander Pope.The chapel of St. Laurence advances so very slowly, that ’tis not impossible but the family of Medicis may be extinct before their burial place is finished. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
Wikipedia
Slowly
Slowly is a 1954 song by Webb Pierce, written by Pierce and Nashville songwriter Tommy Hill (brother of singer Goldie Hill). The song was one of Pierce's more successful singles, spending seventeen weeks at the top of the Country and Western Best Sellers lists and a total of thirty-six weeks in the chart. Beyond its success as a song, "Slowly" was hugely influential in the history of country music, in that it was among the first (and certainly the most successful to date) songs to feature a pedal steel guitar. The song's iconic intro, played by Bud Isaacs, was said to have sent legions of lap steel guitar players scurrying to their closets for wire coat hangers, with which they attempted to modify their existing instruments to get the pitch shifting effect achieved by Isaacs.
ChatGPT
slowly
Slowly is an adverb that describes an action or process happening at a low speed or rate, characterized by a lack of quickness or swiftness. It suggests a gradual or leisurely pace.
Webster Dictionary
Slowlyadverb
in a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not rashly; not readly; tardly
Wikidata
Slowly
Slowly is an EP by UK musician Tom Fox.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'slowly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1264
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'slowly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2729
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'slowly' in Adverbs Frequency: #121
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slowly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slowly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of slowly in a Sentence
MARK RUFFALO, DANNY DEVITO AMONG STARS PRESSING HOLLYWOOD TO CAST MORE ACTORS WITH DISABILITIES Perhaps the most alarming aspect of the UCLA report is its analysis of 11 major and mid-major studios. The numbers revealed that91 percentof C-level( CEO, CMO, etc.) positions are held by white people and 82 percentaremen. In senior executive positions, white people hold93 percentpercent of the jobs and 80 percentare held by men. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP While we are slowly seeing more representation of diverse groups onscreen, the lack of diversity behind the camera is still ever-present, we feel that absence most when directors, producers and writers try to tell stories that are not their own, which results in inauthentic storylines, unflattering angles and caricatures of marginalized groups.
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:
We ... determined that our equipping of the Iraqi Security Forces had proceeded too slowly, this process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.
When it comes to trade policy, the administration is moving very slowly.
With the unemployment rate receding only slowly following the peak, inflation should continue to moderate, falling to the Fed's 2 % objective in 2025.
I feel like it's suffocating me slowly, why do I have to choose between living and living ?
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- ببطءArabic
- паво́льнаBelarusian
- ба́вноBulgarian
- lentamentCatalan, Valencian
- pomaluCzech
- langsomtDanish
- langsamGerman
- σιγά, αργάGreek
- malrapideEsperanto
- lentamente, despacioSpanish
- آهستهPersian
- hitaastiFinnish
- spakuligaFaroese
- lentementFrench
- לאטHebrew
- आहिस्ता, धीरे-धीरे, धीरेHindi
- դանդաղ, դանդաղորեն, կամացArmenian
- hægt, rólegaIcelandic
- lentamente, pianoItalian
- ゆっくりJapanese
- ნელაGeorgian
- យឺតៗKhmer
- 천천히Korean
- لهسهر خۆKurdish
- по́лекаMacedonian
- langzaam, traag, traagjes, langzaamaanDutch
- sakte, langsomtNorwegian
- wolno, powoliPolish
- lentamente, devagarPortuguese
- încetRomanian
- ме́дленноRussian
- sporo, lȁgano, ла̏гано, poláko, споро, пола́коSerbo-Croatian
- pomalySlovak
- počásiSlovene
- ngadalëAlbanian
- saktaSwedish
- మెల్లగా, నిదానంగాTelugu
- ช้าๆThai
- yavaş yavaş, yavaş, yavaşçaTurkish
- пові́льноUkrainian
- آہستہ, آہستہ آہستہUrdu
- nevifikoVolapük
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