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overslow

/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/

overslow adjective: too slow.

Adjective

overslow (comparative more overslow, superlative most overslow)

  1. Too slow.

Verb

overslow (third-person singular simple present overslows, present participle overslowing, simple past and past participle overslowed)

  1. To render slow; to check; to curb.
    • overſlow this furious drivera. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

Forms of overslow

Adjective
comparativemore overslow
superlativemost overslow
Verb
third-person singular presentoverslows
present participleoverslowing
past participleoverslowed
pastoverslowed

Origin of overslow

From over- + slow.

Questions about overslow

What does overslow mean?
Overslow means too slow.
What part of speech is overslow?
Overslow can be an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce overslow?
Overslow is pronounced /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/.

Words near overslow in the dictionary

  1. overslipping
  2. overslips
  3. overslipt
  4. overslop
  5. overslops
  6. overslow
  7. overslowed
  8. overslowing
  9. overslowness
  10. overslows
  11. overslung

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