Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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slow | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
disparagement | Yes | No | No | No |
slow (noun) | disparagement (noun) |
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the act of speaking contemptuously of | |
a communication that belittles somebody or something |
slow (adjective) | disparagement (adjective) |
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not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time | |
at a slow tempo | |
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time | |
(of business) not active or brisk | |
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | |
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
slow (verb) | disparagement (verb) |
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lose velocity; move more slowly | |
become slow or slower | |
cause to proceed more slowly |
slow (adverb) | disparagement (adverb) |
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without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') | |
showing a time that is earlier than the actual time |