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slower-acting

slower-acting is the comparative form of slow-acting.

Meaning of slow-acting

Adjective

slow-acting (comparative slower-acting or more slow-acting, superlative slowest-acting or most slow-acting)

  1. Taking effect slowly, not immediately.
    • This is a very slow-acting medication.

Questions about slower-acting

What is slower-acting the comparative form of?
Slower-acting is the comparative form of slow-acting.

Words near slower-acting in the dictionary

  1. slowening
  2. slowens
  3. slower
  4. slower than molasses
  5. slower than molasses in January
  6. slower-acting
  7. slower-ball
  8. slower-footed
  9. slower-growing
  10. slower-moving
  11. slower-paced

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slower-acting (page history and authors); slow-acting (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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