Adjective
1. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time;
"a slow walker""the slow lane of traffic""her steps were slow""he was slow in reacting to the news""slow but steady growth"2. at a slow tempo;
"the band played a slow waltz"3. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
"so dense he never understands anything I say to him""never met anyone quite so dim""although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray"dumb officials make some really dumb decisions""he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse""worked with the slow students"4. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time;
"the clock is slow"5. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;
"a boring evening with uninteresting people""the deadening effect of some routine tasks""a dull play""his competent but dull performance""a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention""what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke"tedious days on the train""the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"6. (of business) not active or brisk;
"business is dull (or slow)""a sluggish market"