SLOWLY, adverb 1. With moderate motion; not rapidly; not with velocity or celerity; as, to walk slowly 2. Not soon; not early; not in a little time; not with hasty advance; as a country that rises slowly into importance. 3. Not hastily; not rashly; not with precipitation; as, he determines slowly 4. Not promptly; not readily; as, he learns slowly 5. Tardily; with slow progress. The building proceeds slowly
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI