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slow studies

slow studies is the plural of slow study.

Meaning of slow study

Noun

slow study (plural slow studies)

  1. (US, idiomatic) One who takes a long time to learn or understand things; a slow learner.
    • I used to write as slow as judgment; now I write rather fast; but I am still 'a slow study,' and sit along while silent on my eggs. Unconscious thought, there is the only method: macerate your subject, let it boil slow, then take the lid off and look in —and there your stuff is, good or bad.1891 November, Robert Louis Stevenson, Letter to W. Craibe Angus
    Antonyms:
    quick study
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see slow, study.

Questions about slow studies

What is slow studies the plural of?
Slow studies is the plural of slow study.

Words near slow studies in the dictionary

  1. slow slicing
  2. slow speed control
  3. slow steaming
  4. slow street
  5. slow streets
  6. slow studies
  7. slow study
  8. slow television
  9. slow time
  10. slow times
  11. slow train

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