Kilo Lingo

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.

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This word is part of lesson 16.