# adjective. - moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast. * airships were slow and noisy, as planes got quicker and quieter - (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time. * the clock was five minutes slow - not prompt to understand, think, or learn. * he's so slow, so unimaginative - uneventful and rather dull. * a slow and mostly aimless narrative - created or done using sustainable or traditional methods, as opposed to those of mass industry, and intended to be appreciated unhurriedly or used extensively. * the movement towards slow fashion has been fairly recent, particularly among millennials - (of a film) needing long exposure. * None - (of a fire or oven) burning or giving off heat gently. * bake the dish in a preheated slow oven
# adverb. - at a slow pace; slowly. * the train went slower and slower
# verb. - reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process. * the train slowed to a halt