slowly
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
How often you will meet it
Rank 523 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 37,576 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.018% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”) also: slow, easy, tardily he spoke slowlygo easy here--the road is slippery
- in music also: lento Play this lento, please
slowly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He moved his head slowly towards the bookcase.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Slowly, painfully, he fought his way to a tentative self-respect.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Then she saw the little statue come slowly back to quivering life.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He spoke very slowly, and the words seemed wrung out of him almost against his will.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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At the same moment, a man stepped out from the shadow of a tree and walked slowly in the same direction.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1