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slowish

US/ˈsloʊɪʃ/

slowish adjective: somewhat slow.

Adjective

slowish (comparative more slowish, superlative most slowish)

  1. Somewhat slow.
    • Better yet, a new disk icon appears on your PC (labeled X), that represents your files on the Web. You can open and use its contents as though it’s an ordinary, if slowish, hard drive.2007 January 4, David Pogue, “Fewer Excuses for Not Doing a PC Backup”, in New York Times

Forms of slowish

comparativemore slowish
superlativemost slowish

Origin of slowish

From slow + -ish.

Questions about slowish

What does slowish mean?
Slowish means somewhat slow.
What part of speech is slowish?
Slowish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce slowish?
Slowish is pronounced /ˈsloʊɪʃ/ (US).

Words near slowish in the dictionary

  1. slowing up
  2. slowing-down time
  3. slowings
  4. Slowinski
  5. Slowinskis
  6. slowish
  7. Slowjamastan
  8. Slowjamastani
  9. Slowjamastanis
  10. slowley
  11. Slowleys

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