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Slowly has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

"he spoke slowly"

"go easy here--the road is slippery"

"glaciers move tardily"

"please go slow so I can see the sights"

2

in music

"Play this lento, please"

3

At a slow pace.

"He carefully and slowly lifted the heavy box so it wouldn't tip over."

In plain English: Slowly means doing something at a low speed or taking your time to move or act.

"She walked slowly across the park to enjoy the evening breeze."

Example Sentences
"She walked slowly across the park to enjoy the evening breeze." adv
Related Terms
Antonyms
rapidly

Origin

Slowly comes from the Old English word slāwlīċe, which originally meant "slowly" or "sluggishly." The term entered Middle English with a similar spelling and meaning before becoming standard in modern usage.

Rhyming Words
owly rawly lowly jowly newly lawly drawly viewly crawly scowly brawly growly crowly scrawly sprawly narrowly hollowly yellowly mellowly fellowly
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