Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SLOW-LY
SLOW-LY, adv.
- With moderate motion; not rapidly; not with velocity or celerity; as, to walk slowly.
- Not soon; not early; not in a little time; not with hasty advance; as, a country that rises slowly into importance.
- Not hastily; not rashly; not with precipitation; as, he determines slowly.
- Not promptly; not readily; as, he learns slowly.
- Tardily; with slow progress. The building proceeds slowly.
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