slowly
Adverb
- At a slow pace; not quickly.
- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
- "he spoke slowly"
- in music
Adv
- At a slow pace.
Examples
- She slowly placed her tiles, carefully calculating the optimal score for her word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English slowly, slowli, slouli, slowliche, from Old English slāwlīċe (“slowly; sluggishly”), equivalent to slow + -ly. Compare Old Norse slæliga, sljóliga.
Synonyms
easy, lento, slow, tardily, gradually, litherly, ponderously, slowly, sluggishly, with leaden wings
Scrabble Score: 12
slowly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordslowly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slowly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary