the company’s sluggish performance this year Sales have been sluggish. Also used when business, sales, or the economy seem very slow The car seems rather sluggish going uphill. the doctor’s calm unhurried manner sluggish moving or reacting more slowly than usual, especially because of a loss of power or energy. unhurried especially written moving or doing something in a slow and calm way, without rushing at all She continued to listen, seeming relaxed and unhurried.
leisurely especially written moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry a leisurely breakfast They walked at a leisurely pace. gradual happening, developing, or changing slowly over a long period of time a gradual rise in the Earth’s temperature I’ve noticed a gradual improvement in his work. My computer’s really slow compared to the ones at school. 8 → slow on the uptake 9 → slow off the mark 10 → do a slow burn 11 → slow handclap 12 → a slow oven 13 photography a slow film does not react to light very easily - slowness noun THESAURUS slow not moving quickly or not doing something quickly I was always one of the slowest runners in my class.
7 not clever STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT not good or quick at understanding things Teaching assistants have time to help the slower pupils. 6 clock TIME/RIGHT OR WRONG TIME if a clock or watch is slow, it is showing a time earlier than the correct time OPP fast ten minutes/five minutes etc slow The clock is about five minutes slow. 5 business BUSY PLACE if business or trade is slow, there are not many customers or not much is sold Business is often slow in the afternoon. 4 longer time SLOW taking a longer time than something similar OPP fast We got on the slow train (=one that stops at more stations ) by mistake. slow in doing something He has been slow in announcing the name of his successor. 3 with delay if you are slow to do something, you do not do it as soon as you can or should slow to do something Farmers have been slow to exploit this market. slow to do something The wound was slow to heal. The legal system can be painfully slow (=much too slow ). 2 taking too long SLOW taking too long OPP fast Taylor was concerned at the slow progress of the investigations. a slow walker The economy faces a year of slower growth. S2 W2 adjective ( comparative slower, superlative slowest ) 1 not quick SLOW not moving, being done, or happening quickly OPP quick, fast → slowly The car was travelling at a very slow speed.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English slow slow 1 / sləʊ $ sloʊ /
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