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slowly
adverb
in
a
slow
way
;
at
a
low
speed
or
rate
•
Please
drive
slowly
near
the
school
.
Please
drive
slowly
near
the
school
.
•
The
turtle
moved
slowly
across
the
garden
path
.
The
turtle
moved
slowly
across
the
garden
path
.
Formed
by
adding
the
adverbial
suffix
-ly
to
the
adjective
“
slow
,”
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
(
14th
century
).
adverb
gradually
and
progressively
,
without
sudden
change
•
The
sky
slowly
turned
pink
as
the
sun
began
to
rise
.
The
sky
slowly
turned
pink
as
the
sun
began
to
rise
.
•
He
is
slowly
getting
better
after
the
operation
.
He
is
slowly
getting
better
after
the
operation
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
adverbial
form
of
“
slow
,”
with
this
extended
meaning
of
gradual
progression
developing
by
the
17th
century
.