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slowly
[sloh-lee]
adverb
in a slow manner; at a slow speed.
Sauté the peppers slowly.
I drove slowly back home.
Confusables Note
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slowly1
Example Sentences
“It just feels like we’re slowly inching closer and closer to … anything people in power want to happen can happen.”
TFA is what's known as a "forever chemical" which means that it breaks down extremely slowly in nature, and so accumulates over time.
Household energy bills respond slowly to rising wholesale energy prices, and average bills, as set by the price cap, are due to come down in July.
Mexico, the reigning Gold Cup champion, started slowly in opening its defense of its title in the biennial 16-team tournament.
The pro can help determine how quickly or slowly the money should be withdrawn to maximize how much the inheritor gets to keep.
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When To Use
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.
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