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slow

/sˈləʊ/SLOH
/sˈloʊ/SLOH

Meaningsluggish, dull

Common meaning: not quick

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishslaw‘slow, inert, sluggish, slothful, torpid’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishslowsource
  3. Englishslow‘not quick’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English slaw ‘sluggish, dull’.

Roots

  • slaw Old English “sluggish, dull”

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