slowish

adjective

Definition of slowishnext
as in sluggish

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Recent Examples of slowish Outside of slowish feet, Suniev is the complete package as a player. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Yadav and Rohit Sharma combined for 53 off 40 balls but the slowish Delhi pitch didn’t allow the Mumbai stars to run away. — ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slowish
  1. sluggish
  2. leisurely
  3. slow
  4. lagging
  5. unhurried
  6. poky
  7. creeping
  8. lazy
Adjective
  • The joint letter also comes against a backdrop of surging government borrowing costs, spiraling inflation and sluggish growth across much of the continent, as well as concerns about rising budget deficits in various EU countries.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Labor market remains sluggish That lack of churn was underscored in a separate report released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sluggish
Adjective
  • Later, slow down with a leisurely dinner at Craft Bistro, where steak, seafood, burgers, and pasta are served inside a historic downtown theater.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
  • To experience the Filipino tradition of long, leisurely communal dinners, reserve Perso’s signature Chef’s Table.
    — Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of leisurely
Adjective
  • Because mRNA technology bypasses the slow process of growing viruses in eggs, mRNA manufacturing allows for later influenza strain selection and fast production, unlike traditional vaccines.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • After his sudden death in 1960, Olivetti began a slow decline and was eventually broken up and merged with a telecommunications company.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of slow
Adjective
  • Every initiative should identify its operational leading indicator, financial lagging indicator, value owner and realization mechanism.
    — Todd Bernson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Just last month, Microsoft began layoffs of 20% of its Xbox employees as part of a sweeping reorganization to revive the company’s lagging games division.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of lagging
Adjective
  • The climbing gym, meanwhile, feels unhurried and ad hoc, a relic of another time.
    — Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Something about being surrounded by that much wild, unhurried nature lowers the ordinary defenses.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of unhurried
Adjective
  • For comparison, the Canon CP1500—a speed demon for the 4-by-6-inch photo category—took roughly 40 seconds per photo, while the HP Sprocket Studio Plus averaged a pokey 121 seconds.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The region’s pokey residential construction pace is a big factor.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of poky
Adjective
  • The play depends on the creeping eeriness of thinking your place of comfort has been corrupted and undercut by evil.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The warmth of the film—shot on location in Positano, Italy—only adds to its creeping, sexy menace.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of creeping
Adjective
  • And Congress ought to be – Congress ought to get up off its ice-cold lazy butt and cut it itself.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • With a lazy summer in our rear view and hectic school and job schedules around the bend, ‘tis the season for overworking ourselves.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of lazy

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“Slowish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slowish. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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