slowly
/ˈsləʊ.li/
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Translation
In a slow way; taking a lot of time, not fast.
Word origin
From slow plus the adverb ending -ly, from Old English -lice.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- slaw
Examples
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"Slowly" tells us he walked in a slow way.
Please .
Here "slowly" means to talk in a slow way, not fast.
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Here "slowly" describes how the door moved, little by little.
Used in
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