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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
Contents:
Slow
SLOW, a.
1. Moving a small distance in a long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; as a slow stream; a slow motion.
2. Late; not happening in short time. These changes in the heavens though slow, produc’d like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.
3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; as slow of speech, and slow of tongue. Exo 4.
4. Dull; in active; tardy. The Trojans are not slow to guard their shore from an expected foe.
5. Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation. The Lord is merciful, slow to anger. He that is slow the wrath is of great understanding. Prov 14.
6. Dull; heavy in wit.
7. Behind in time; indicating a time later than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow.
8.Not advancing, growing or improving rapidly; as the slow growth of arts and sciences.
SLOW, is used in composition to modify other words; as a slow-paced horse.
SLOW, as a verb, to delay, is not in use.
SLOW, n. A moth. [Not in use.]
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Slow," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 9, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L1JWDY6PPERGL3U.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Slow." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 9 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L1JWDY6PPERGL3U.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Slow' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 9 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L1JWDY6PPERGL3U.
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