adverb

slowly

slowly

Please speak more slowly.

Please speak more slowly.

The car moved slowly through the traffic.

The car moved slowly through the traffic.

((verb)) to do (sth.) slowly He walked slowly down the road.

Synonyms: gradually, leisurely; Antonyms: quickly, fast, rapidly

From the adjective 'slow' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

Picture a snail moving 'slowly'. The '-ly' suffix often indicates an adverb, describing how an action is performed.

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