slowest

Adjective

slow (comparative slower, superlative slowest)

1. Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
   • a slow train; a slow computer

   Synonyms:

   deliberate

2. Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
   • Theſe changes in the Heav’ns, though ſlow, produc’d / Like change on Sea and Land, ſideral blaſt, / Vapour, and Miſt, and Exhalation hot, / Corrupt and Peſtilent: […]1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC, signature...

   Synonyms:

   gradual

3. (derogatory, informal) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
   • Experienced classroom teachers are well acquainted with the attention-seeker, the shy girl, the aggressive boy, the poor concentrator, the slow student,[…]1960, Dissertation Abstracts, volume 20, page 4007

   Synonyms:

   dull-witted

4. Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
   • He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs xiv:29
5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
   • That clock is slow.

   Synonyms:

   behind

6. Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.

   Synonyms:

   boring

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