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slowly

adverb

slow·​ly ˈslō-lē How to pronounce slowly (audio)
: in a slow manner : not quickly, fast, early, rashly, or readily
Slow vs. Slowly: Usage Guide

Some commentators claim that careful writers avoid the adverb slow, in spite of the fact that it has had over four centuries of usage.

have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower William Shakespeare

In actual practice, slow and slowly are not used in quite the same way. Slow is almost always used with verbs that denote movement or action, and it regularly follows the verb it modifies.

beans … are best cooked long and slow Louise Prothro

Slowly is used before the verb

a sense of outrage, which slowly changed to shame Paul Horgan

and with participial adjectives.

a slowly dawning awareness … of the problem Amer. Labor

Slowly is used after verbs where slow might also be used

burn slow or slowly

and after verbs where slow would be unidiomatic.

the leadership turned slowly toward bombing as a means of striking back David Halberstam

Example Sentences

Things are slowly getting better. walked slowly toward the ringing phone
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slowly was in the 14th century

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