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snaillike
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unhurried, lazy |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, crawling, creeping, dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, disinclined, dreamy, drowsy, easy, gradual, heavy, idle, imperceptible, inactive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, listless, loitering, measured, moderate, negligent, passive, phlegmatic, plodding, ponderous, postponing, procrastinating, quiet, reluctant, remiss, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow-moving, sluggish, snaillike, stagnant, supine, tardy, torpid, tortoiselike |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, fast, hurried, quick, rapid |
| Main Entry: | slow-going |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slow |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, crawling, creeping, dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, disinclined, dreamy*, drowsy, easy, gradual, heavy*, idle, imperceptible, inactive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, listless, loitering, measured, moderate, negligent, passive, phlegmatic, plodding, ponderous, postponing, procrastinating, quiet, reluctant, remiss, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow-footed, slow-moving, slow-paced, sluggish, snaillike, stagnant, supine, tardy, torpid, tortoiselike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slow-paced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slow |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, crawling, creeping, dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, disinclined, dreamy*, drowsy, easy, gradual, heavy*, idle, imperceptible, inactive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, listless, loitering, measured, moderate, negligent, passive, phlegmatic, plodding, ponderous, postponing, procrastinating, quiet, reluctant, remiss, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow-footed, slow-going, slow-moving, sluggish, snaillike, stagnant, supine, tardy, torpid, tortoiselike |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dilatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | procrastinating |
| Synonyms: | backward, behindhand, dallying, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, lingering, loitering, moratory, neglectful, negligent, putting off, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, snail-like, tardy, tarrying, time-wasting, unhasty, unhurried |
| Antonyms: | diligent, eager, enthusiastic, hard-working, ready, zealous |
| Main Entry: | unhurried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | leisurely |
| Synonyms: | calm, casual, deliberate, easygoing, laid-back, measured, nonchalant, patient, relaxed, slow, snail-like |
| Antonyms: | hurried, impatient, quick, rushed, speedy |
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