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slowest-moving

slowest-moving is the superlative form of slow-moving.

Meaning of slow-moving

Adjective

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

  1. Moving slowly.
    • The merchandise trains of the future will be able to pace the average day and night express without significant loss of track utilisation, but where quadruple track does not exist it may be necessary to seek alternative routes for the slower-moving coal and heavy mineral traffic.1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67
    Synonyms:
    sullen
    Antonyms:
    fast-moving
  2. Of or relating to a situation in which events unfold in slow succession.
  3. Of a product or service, that is sold slowly.

Questions about slowest-moving

What is slowest-moving the superlative form of?
Slowest-moving is the superlative form of slow-moving.

Words near slowest-moving in the dictionary

  1. slowers
  2. slowest
  3. slowest-acting
  4. slowest-footed
  5. slowest-growing
  6. slowest-moving
  7. slowest-paced
  8. sloweth
  9. Slowey
  10. Sloweys
  11. slowfooted

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