slow-burning
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Which burns more slowly than comparable objects.
Example Sentences
- "There are elements of low-key black comedy in our hapless hero’s dealing with clinic superiors, who are so clueless that their suspicions fall on entirely the wrong person. As a thriller, however, “La Dosis” is slow-burning to a fault, never quite arriving at the boil anticipated."
- "When the Missouri-born 26-year-old released her debut album last September, it marked the beginning of a slow-burning second act in pop."
- ""Neon Gravestones" is a forlorn, slow-burning hip hop piano ballad."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more slow-burning (comparative)
most slow-burning (superlative)