v. cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"

v. lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

v. become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

adv. in music; "Play this lento, please"

adj. (inefficient)

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

adj. at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"

adj. with less than usual speed or velocity

adj. behind schedule; "was behindhand with the rent"

adj. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

v. stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

v. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

adj. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

adj. heavy and dull and stupid

adj. not using intelligence

adj. insanely irresponsible; "an idiotic idea"

adj. mentally deficient

adj. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

adj. relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

adj. mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"

adj. lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety

adj. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

adj. caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"

adj. having component parts closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a thick forest"; "thick hair"

adj. hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods"

adj. lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety

adj. lacking brilliance or vitality; "a dull lackluster life"; "a lusterless performance"

adj. mentally deficient

adj. relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

adj. mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

adj. not using intelligence

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. retarded in intellectual development

adj. showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom; "an unwise investor is soon impoverished"

adj. inefficient in use of time and effort and materials; "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"

adj. caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"

adj. proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"

adj. relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"

adj. with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"

adj. not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

adj. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

adj. inclined to waste time and lag behind

adj. just before a deadline; at the last minute; "last-minute arrangements"

adj. having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"

adj. used informally

adj. heavy and dull and stupid

adj. (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality

adj. mentally sluggish

adj. (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

adj. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

adj. moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"

adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"

adj. moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

adj. at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"

adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

adj. excessively quick; "made a hasty exit"; "a headlong rush to sell"

adj. showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism"