slowly

[sloh-lee]

adverb

1. in a slow manner; at a slow speed.

   Sauté the peppers slowly.

   I drove slowly back home.

Confusables Note

See slow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slowly¹

First recorded in 1310–50; Middle English slawliche, slawly; slow ( def. ), -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

"When I walk, not walk properly, slowly, slowly, my wife help," he added.

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Johnson closed the sketch by singing “Music of the Night” while slowly lifting the iconic half-mask of the Phantom to his face.

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The news slowly trickled down to the rest of the Dodgers’ pitchers.

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For the next hour, they were led through 30 minutes of yoga followed by a 30-minute sound bath as the moon slowly rose above the horizon.

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"Even if you're training hard for an hour a day, your heart beats more slowly for the other 23 hours. The net effect is fewer beats used overall."

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Related Words

• calmly 
• casually 
• deliberately 
• gently 
• gradually 
• haltingly www.thesaurus.com
• lazily www.thesaurus.com
• nonchalantly 

When To Use

What is a basic definition of slowly?

Slowly is used when something is happening in a slow manner or in a way that lacks speed or quickness.Slowly is the adverb form of the word slow, which describes something as lacking speed. If you walk slowly, for example, you are not moving quickly. Things that happen slowly take much longer to occur than things that happen quickly.

• Real-life examples: Sloths, snails, and turtles move very slowly. For safety, it is a good idea to drive slowly past schools or construction sites. For most people, time moves slowly when they are bored, at school, or at work.



• Used in a sentence: She picked up the broken glass slowly and carefully.