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slowly
[ sloh-lee ]
adverb
- in a slow manner; at a slow speed:
Sauté the peppers slowly.
I drove slowly back home.
Confusables Note
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slowly1
Example Sentences
Then, as you start seeing your drops gain traction, slowly add more items.
Francis watched his cousin with growing horror: “He reminds me of my brother and then slowly turns into him ... he is the Other, and his face takes on a menacing symmetry.”
They walked slowly in front of the gates to delay the lorries departing and continued to walk in front of them after they had left the gates for several hundred metres.
So it’s great because now I have a wonderful group of artists who the world will slowly get to know.
They moved surprisingly slowly and deliberately, and the exercise got increasingly difficult.
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More About Slowly
What is a basic definition of slowly?
Slowly is used when something is happening in a slow manner or in a way that lacks speed or quickness.
Slowly is the adverb form of the word slow, which describes something as lacking speed. If you walk slowly, for example, you are not moving quickly. Things that happen slowly take much longer to occur than things that happen quickly.
- Real-life examples: Sloths, snails, and turtles move very slowly. For safety, it is a good idea to drive slowly past schools or construction sites. For most people, time moves slowly when they are bored, at school, or at work.
- Used in a sentence: She picked up the broken glass slowly and carefully.
Where does slowly come from?
The first records of slowly come from around 1310. It comes from the Middle English slawliche or slawly. It is an adverb formed from the word slow.
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What are some other forms related to slowly?
- slow (adjective)
What are some synonyms for slowly?
What are some words that share a root or word element with slowly?
What are some words that often get used in discussing slowly?
How is slowly used in real life?
Slowly is a common adverb that describes something as happening with low speed or at a slow pace.
Slowly digging myself out of credit card debt is a great feeling.
— Jake Marquis (@jakesonaplane)
Just crushed an 8km run. Slowly working my way up to 8.00004km. Should achieve goal next year with proper training and diet.
— Matt Webb (@MattWebbMT)
That said, we moved slowly and methodically to make sure we picked up every scrap of the unexploded ordnance.
— Adam Savage (@donttrythis)
Try using slowly!
Is slowly used correctly in the following sentence?
I find math to be hard, so I learn it slowly.
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