adv
(obsolete, nonce word) sluggishly
n
(figuratively) A course of inquiry that leads nowhere.
adj
(figuratively) Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss.
n
Cyclic activity that achieves nothing.
n
(music) A mournful, deliberately-paced musical work suitable for a funeral or remembrance ceremony.
n
A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle or hindrance; a deadlock.
adj
Going nowhere; blocked.
n
Alternative form of dead march [(music) A mournful, deliberately-paced musical work suitable for a funeral or remembrance ceremony.]
v
Alternative form of dern [(transitive, obsolete) To hide; secrete, as in a hole.]
n
Synonym of dead march (“mournful music for a funeral etc.”)
n
(informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring.
adj
Alternative form of down at heel [(literally, of footwear) In poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.]
n
(sexuality) The state of being a man who secretly sleeps with people other than his partner.
n
Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
adj
(informal) Moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull.
n
(informal) The unpredictable nature of fate, sometimes helping and sometimes hindering.
adj
(archaic) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
n
(idiomatic) An instantaneous reaction made without thought.
adj
Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
n
(especially) A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one.
v
To be at risk of sudden change; to be in an unstable state.
v
(intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
adj
(idiomatic) In the same situation or predicament; having the same problems.
adj
(idiomatic) At whereabouts unknown, especially when law enforcement authorities have lost track of one's location.
v
(computing, informal, video games) To respond slowly.
n
One who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or than the others in a group.
adv
So as to lag or fall behind.
v
(informal) To laze, act in a lazy manner.
n
inside information, the story or truth.
n
Anything that moves slowly.
n
A metric level with pulses slower than the beat level.
adj
Alternative form of out at elbow [Of a coat, jumper, etc., worn through at the elbows; of clothes, shabby, in poor condition.]
n
Slow, laborious progress.
adj
With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
adj
(music) slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction).
adj
(obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.
v
(by extension) To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.
v
(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
n
On a highway, the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at slower speeds.
n
(sometimes military) A controlled walking pace in a deliberate, steady, rhythmic manner.
n
(figuratively) The act of doing something (possibly, but not necessarily traveling) slowly.
v
To perform a slow march.
v
(idiomatic, transitive, especially politics) To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.
n
(informal) A song with a slow tempo.
n
Alternative form of snail's pace [(informal) A very slow pace.]
n
(informal) A very slow pace.
adj
Moving very slowly, at a snail's pace.
n
(informal) A very boring event or situation.
adj
(informal) Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a glacier.
n
A state of affairs, or a region in which everything is topsyturvy
n
(figuratively) Any slow progression or build-up.
adj
Alternative form of undulous [(obsolete) undulating]
adj
(obsolete) capricious; whimsical; vagarious
n
An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
v
To become vague or act in a vague manner.
v
(Internet slang, intransitive) To post deliberately cryptic statements on social media (particularly Facebook) so as to elicit attention or requests for detail.
v
(intransitive) To become (more) vague; to blur.
v
(informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.
adj
(sports) Not on target.
adj
Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place.
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