SLOVENNESS
Slov"en*ness, n.
Defn: Slovenliness. [Obs.] Fuller.
SLOVENRY
Slov"en*ry, n.
Defn: Slovenliness. [Obs.] Shak.
SLOW
Slow, obs.
Defn: imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew. Chaucer.
SLOW
Slow, a. [Compar. Slower; superl. Slowest.] Etym: [OE. slow, slaw,
AS. slaw; akin to OS. sl blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl
blunt, dull, Icel. sl, sl, Dan. slöv, Sw. slö. Cf. Sloe, and Sloth.]
1. Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.
2. Not happening in a short time; gradual; late. These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast. Milton.
3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as, slow of speech, and slow of tongue. Fixed on defense, the Trojans are not slow To guard their shore from an expected foe. Dryden.