American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

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 April 26, 2024, 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. 26 Apr. 2024. 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 26 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L1JWDY6PPERGL3U.