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slowly
CIDE DICTIONARY
slowly, adv.
In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not rashly; not readly; tardly. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
slowly
aridly, barrenly, bit by bit, bloodlessly, by degrees, by inches, by inchmeal, by slow degrees, cautiously, circumspectly, colorlessly, crawlingly, creepingly, degreewise, deliberately, dilatorily, dismally, draggily, drearily, drearisomely, drop by drop, dryly, dully, dustily, easily, effetely, emptily, falteringly, gently, gradatim, grade by grade, gradually, haltingly, heavily, hollowly, idly, in low gear, in march time, in slow motion, in slow tempo, inanely, inch by inch, inchmeal, indolently, insipidly, jejunely, lackadaisically, languidly, languorously, leisurely, lifelessly, limpingly, lingeringly, little by little, loiteringly, moderately, pallidly, ploddingly, pointlessly, pokily, pokingly, ponderously, relaxedly, reluctantly, slow, sluggishly, spiritlessly, step by step, stodgily, stuffily, superficially, tardily, tarryingly, tastelessly, tediously, tentatively, under easy sail, unhurriedly, uninterestingly, vapidly, with agonizing slowness, with deliberationROGET THESAURUS
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Lateness
N lateness, tardiness, delay, delation, cunctation, procrastination, deferring, deferral, postponement, adjournment, prorogation, retardation, respite, pause, reprieve, stay of execution, protraction, prolongation, Fabian policy, medecine expectante, chancery suit, federal case, leeway, high time, moratorium, holdover, late, tardy, slow, behindhand, serotine, belated, postliminious, posthumous, backward, unpunctual, untimely, delayed, postponed, dilatory, delayed, in abeyance, late, lateward, backward, late in the day, at sunset, at the eleventh hour, at length, at last, ultimately, after time, behind time, after the deadline, too late, too late for, slowly, leisurely, deliberately, at one's leisure, ex post facto, sine die, nonum prematur in annum, against the sunbeams serotine and lucent, ie meglio tardi che mai, deliberando saepe perit occasio.Slowness
N slowness, languor, drawl, creeping, lentor, retardation, slackening, delay, claudication, jog trot, dog trot, mincing steps, slow march, slow time, slow goer, slow coach, slow back, lingerer, loiterer, sluggard, tortoise, snail, poke, dawdle, slow, slack, tardy, dilatory, gentle, easy, leisurely, deliberate, gradual, insensible, imperceptible, glacial, languid, sluggish, slow paced, tardigrade, snail-like, creeping, reptatorial, slowly, leisurely, piano, adagio, largo, larghetto, at half speed, under easy sail, at a foots pace, at a snail's pace, at a funeral pace, in slow time, with mincing steps, with clipped wings, haud passibus aequis, gradually, gradatim, by degrees, by slow degrees, by inches, by little and little, step by step, one step at a time, inch by inch, bit by bit, little by little, seriatim, consecutively, dum Roma deliberat Saguntum perit, at a glacial pace.For further exploring for "slowly" in Webster Dictionary Online