How do you pronounce slowly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsloʊli/.

Where does slowly come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

slowly

/ˈsloʊli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: slow-ly
IPA: /ˈsloʊli/

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Meaning

adv

At a slow pace.

Example Sentences

"Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer."
"When bond yields rise slowly over time, it’s not a problem for pensions deploying LDI strategies, and actually helps their finances."

Etymology

From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: slowly, slāwlīċe
Suffix: slow

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsloʊli/
British English: /ˈsləʊli/

Inflected Forms

slowlier (comparative) more slowly (comparative) slowliest (superlative) most slowly (superlative)

Derived Forms

slowlily slowliness

Phrases

make haste slowly please speak more slowly slowly but surely the mills of the gods grind slowly

Frequently Paired Words

slow monotonously tediously ritardando lento

Synonyms

ponderously sluggishly with leaden wings gradually litherly slowly tardily slow easy

Antonyms

quickly rapidly

Rhymes With

holy wholly foley goalie lowly coli unholy kohli rowley guacamole ravioli moly