Definition of slowly
: in a slow manner : not quickly, fast, early, rashly, or readily
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slow vs. slowly
Some commentators claim that careful writers avoid the adverb slow, in spite of the fact that it has had over four centuries of usage.
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- have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower
- —William Shakespeare
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- beans … are best cooked long and slow
- —Louise Prothro
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- a sense of outrage, which slowly changed to shame
- —Paul Horgan
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- a slowly dawning awareness … of the problem
- —Amer. Labor
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- burn slow or slowly
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- the leadership turned slowly toward bombing as a means of striking back
- —David Halberstam
Examples of slowly in a Sentence
Things are slowly getting better.
walked slowly toward the ringing phone
Recent Examples of slowly from the Web
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Today, as gentrification begins to slowly price young people and artistic types out of Edinburgh and Glasgow, Dundee has become an emerging hub for Scottish creativity.
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Fans started to notice that the singer's Instagram photos were slowly decreasing on Thursday (July 12), and by Friday morning (July 13), her entire page was completely empty.
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The canal is sinking as the Valley floor beneath it slowly caves in, brought down by years of groundwater extraction by the region’s farmers.
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After slowly defrosting the body, the team took samples and rehydrated them.
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Sip it slowly and let the flavors tantalize your palate.
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Imagine robot planters the size of small bears, lumbering slowly around gardens and parks, looking for a place to sun themselves.
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The work develops slowly, but there’s a clear journey for the listener who chooses to hone in on its shifts.
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As time progressed, more and more whimsical creatures slowly brought downtown Berkley to life Thursday as Grand Rapids artist Jordan Hartz worked his way through it with nothing but a box of chalk, paper towel and charcoal.
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First Known Use of slowly
13th century
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