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slowliness

slowliness noun: slowness.

Noun

slowliness (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Slowness.
    • "In all my experience and observation," says Dr. W. O. Krohn, "I have never seen a single case of brain disorderliness, of brain slowliness that was not benefited by physical training."1904, Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette, volume 20, page 366
    • This suggests that many of them are sensitive to the idea, that slowliness is a characteristic cue of grief (making it more sure that grief is felt by the mover), but it is not a necessary cue.1991, Marco de Meijer, Emotional Meaning in Large Body Movements, page 199

Origin of slowliness

From slowly + -ness.

Questions about slowliness

What does slowliness mean?
Slowliness means slowness.
What part of speech is slowliness?
Slowliness is a noun.

Words near slowliness in the dictionary

  1. slowley
  2. Slowleys
  3. slowlier
  4. slowliest
  5. slowlily
  6. slowliness
  7. slowly
  8. slowly but surely
  9. slowmatch
  10. slowmatches
  11. slowmo

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